There was a Texas turkey
who worried day and night
He fretted in the barnyard
a sad and dismal sight
He pulled out all his feathers
refused to drink or eat
he looked so thin and scrawny
from his head down to his feet
his plan was to look sickly
Farmer Carlo sure would see
this frail and puny turkey on his table would not be
"We want no skinny birds here"
Farmer Carlo did proclaim
"I'll fatten you up somehow
for it's a rotten shame
to celebrate Thanksgiving
without a tasty squab
He'll ruin my reputation
he'll jeopardize my job
For I am Carlo3b
the Chef of all FR
My book's due any day now
How anxious we all are!
I'll find a way to trick him
How chubby he will be
I'll ply him with some tidbits from "The Clinton Legacy"
and then I'll stuff and roast him
and serve him up with spice
he'll compliment my table
with stuffing he'll taste nice."
But this turkey was no idiot
He saw right through the ruse
He did resist temptation
All food he did refuse
So Carlo, with frustration,
did what he had to do
He gave up on Tom Turkey
with that bird he was through
He turned to that great cookbook
and thumbed through every page
some recipes with parsley,
some with thyme,rosemary and sage
and then he did discover
Chapter four, page 103
a way to make Tofurky
that would please his family
so this has a happy ending
Everyone has been appeased
Tom the Turkey has a job now
He pickets in DC
He used to be lurker
But he gave it up you see
He was saved by Free Republic
and "The Clinton Legacy."
Hey, what a woman is that Stanz,
Tom Turkey is one of her fans,
The Tofu Turkey a delight,
And Tom struts away from his plight.
Outstanding ....What a neat poem, and so appropriate, timely, newsworthy, and accurate LOLOLOLOL