My Oyster A, B, C’s

A ‘s APALACHICOLA, of which we are quite fond,

B is for BELON, from France across the pond.

C could be for CARAQUET, COTUIT or COFFIN BAY,

D is for DAMARISCOTTA, tasty but hard to say.

E’s an EAST BEACHE BLONDE, a sexy sounding shell,

F for a FRENCH KISS, in that class as well.

G is GIGAMOTO, a small one that is nice,

H for HAMA HAMA, so nice they named it twice!

I means ISLAND CREEKS, of Massachusetts fame,

J is for J’ADORE, another sexy name.

K could be for KUSSHI, KOMO GWAY or KUMAMOTO,

L is LADY CHATTERLY, to taste but not to photo!

M may be a MALAGASH, a name that’s fun to say,

N for NAKED COWGIRL, or NAKED COWBOY, if you’re gay.

O is for OLYMPIA, the smallest of them all,

P for PEMAQUID, from Maine it stands quite tall.

Q is QUONSET POINT, from Narragansett Bay,

R says ROCKY PASS, from up Alaska way!

S could be SHIBUMI, SEAL POINT or SHINY SEAS,

T is for TSARSKAYA, from France it’s sure to please!

U stands for UMAMI, your daddy’s favorite kind,

V for VILLAGE BAY, a nice New Brunswick find.

W might be for WELLFLEET, WILD GOOSE or WILEY POINT,

X FOR XL WIANNO, the biggest in the joint!

Y stands for YAQUINA, from an icy Oregon Bay,

Z is a ZEEUWSE PLATTE, a Dutch flat from far away!

There you have my A. B. C’s, I’d like to see you beat ‘em,

It was fun to rhyme those oyster names, but me, I’D RATHER EAT ‘EM

……MATT ASEN, Oyster Lover