'Twas the night before Christmas
Or maybe July 4th
Not a creating was stirring,
Except my dog, George.

All the prep work was done
Five courses, in all
I'd shopped and I chopped
I'd cleaned every hall.

The table was set
The dishes were gleaming
I looked down at George.
He appeared to be dreaming.

But, and here was MY biggest mistake.
George was pretending.
He's a big fake.

I left the food on the table
And George was quite able
He grabbed all the steaks
In his mouth and took off.

The meat looked delicious
George is no fool!
He left the rolls, veggies and fruit
And drinks and dessert, just to be cute.

So my family and I
Ate a VEGETARIAN meal
While George and his friends
enjoyed steaks from the grill.