Good King...

Good King Wenceslas looked out
on the feast of Eustace
saying to a passing trout -
nothing rhymes with Eustace

"Maybe not" the trout replied
taking off his glasses
"But you might at least have tried"
(cows enjoy molasses)

"Look beyond the harbour light
tell me what is sailing
I no longer see the sight
for my toes are failing"

"Nothing but a virtual tree
gaily hung with presents
tartan slippers, two or three
and a brace of pheasants"

"Fetch the pheasants ere they drown
garnish them with spices
roast them till they're golden brown
serve them up with ices

We shall have a merry pheast
trout and king together
kingy man and swimmy beast
clad in yellow leather"

Quoth the raven "nevermore
shall I dine with Wency
he has gone to distant shore
we won't him again see

Why did he desert us so
on the feast of Steven?"
(from the distance "HoHoHo
Santa Claus gets even")

If you've read it to the end
don't be disappointed
Merry Christmas, cyber-friend.
(pigs are double jointed)

Copyright (c) Dave McClure, uploaded with permission of the author.