one day while walking on the beach

Trenz Pruca

one day
while walking
on the beach,
i saw
an old woman
and a gleaner-man
arguing
over possession
of the carcass
of a two-foot-long
squid
they found
floating in the surf.

 

in between
competing claims
of ownership,
they also shared
recipes
on how best
to prepare it
for eating.

 

i decided
it better
to just
walk on by.

 

  • Author: Trenz Pruca (Offline Offline)
  • Published: February 25th, 2021 12:09
  • Category: Humor
  • Views: 32
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Comments5

  • orchidee

    Oops, this has appeared all in Greek to me. Some blip in uploading it, or something?
    It's strange - it won't translate, yet I can identify some words straight away, without cross-referencing the characters!

  • Doggerel Dave

    Very humorous; a few other comedians have done this at MPS - typically they don't last very long.....

  • Jerry Reynolds

    Goo choice. Good write, Trenz.

  • dusk arising

    I met a man passing a small damaged octopus to another saying "Here's that sick squid I owe you" (six quid being Brit slang for six pounds).

    I would definitely walk on by too. A beach has it's ambiance we should all respect LOL.

  • Goldfinch60

    I too would walk on by, never argue about a squid.

    Andy



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