Lobster Sonnet

seagull eating a mussel

farmed from the side of the floating dock

seafood is a blessing

meant for eating

for me 

for seagulls

8 lobster carcasses from xmas dinner

awaiting reuse

no waste

i declare

lobster bisque recipe

internet no doubt:

bake carcasses at 400 

10 min

break with a small pot 

bang

crush

large pot 

simmer for an hour

skimming off foam 

then add veggies

bay leaf

no skim for the stench

of lobster 

for weeks

in towels 

in robe

next time 

carcasses in trash

sorry, charlie

the lobster

the memory of the one bisque that was