The Oven Roasted Gobbler

Thanksgiving Day has arrived in the nippy month of November, and the dining room is in a festive mood; Holiday music is softly playing in the living room... the aromatic smell of the oven roasted gobbler spreads to each room, to make everyone drool for a taste of this delicacy in the late afternoon, I bet all of them would! Yesterday morning I went to the local supermarket, and looked for the youngest and fattest turkey, the one which is tender and moist...a turkey guests love to eat; and when I spotted the best one, I hurled it into my shopping cart, and went straight to the cashier acting a little crazy, knocking down piles of canned food all over the floor, and making all the customers scream! Somebody next to me yelled, " Young man, be careful...look out!" Over there...another pile of tomato sauce jars fell and the breaking glass sounded worse than a quake hitting this quite town! Embarrassed, and somewhat hilarious for the unexpected mess, I rushed out with my heavy shopping bag...trudging like a hunchback! The oven roasted gobbler steams on the table deplete with lots of Holiday treats: eggnog, apple cider, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie, roasted chestnuts and a set of red candles to match the glossy plates; O gobbler so perfectly cooked, you're ready for the sharp knife, and be cut by the volunteer who will say, "Grace!" O gobbler so tasty and young, wouldn't you love to come back to life...and poke everyone with your beak? Copyright 2009 by Andrew Crisci