A Canadian poem

[Snail Shell]

The following was written by James McIntyre in July of 1889 in Toronto. It was written as a tribute to the largest cheese ever to exist. Said cheese weighed over 7000 lbs and was on display at the Ontario provincial fair that year.

It may also be the worst poem ever to be written.

Ode on the Mammoth Cheese

We have seen the Queen of cheese,
Laying quietly at your ease,
Gently fanned by evening breeze --
Thy fair form no flies dare seize.

All gaily dressed soon you'll go
To the great Provincial Show,
To be admired by many a beau
In the city of Toronto.

Cows numerous as a swarm of bees --
Or as the leaves upon the trees --
It did require to make thee please,
And stand unrivalled Queen of Cheese.

May you not receive a scar as
We have heard that Mr. Harris
Intends to send you off as far as
The great World's show at Paris.

Of the youth -- beware of these --
For some of them might rudely squeeze
And bite your cheek; then songs or glees
We could not sing o' Queen of Cheese.

We'rt thou suspended from baloon,
You'd cast a shade, even at noon;
Folks would think it was the moon
About to fall and crush them soon.

Snail Shell

 

[TKLVR181]

*falls over laughing* I thought I was a bad poet!!!

 

[LonelyKimiko]

XD sweeet 😀 .

 

[Violetta]

That's one impressive piece of cheese to inspire poetry that terrible. 😉

 

[labrat78]

I needed a good laugh before bed. found it

 

[Sockstickler]

All I can say is that was a really cheesy poem. Thanks for sharing it with us :super_hap

 

[Big_Dogg85]

We expect our farmers to do so much these days, to get a 7 Tonne slab of Cheese during those times is quite an extraordinary feat. Then again, farmers nowadays bitch-n-complain about many more things... the way I see it: you put the food on my table - so you keep on bitchn!!!

 

[Timewarp]

The only thing I like about Canadia is their maple syrup, or as I call it now Hyrup, and even then it's a stretch.