A Knickerbocker Glory Please

A Knickerbocker Glory please
Was always his reply
He loved this ice cream sundae
Waited patiently as it was made
He loved the cream 
He loved the fruit
He loved the sprinkles too
but his favourite was the cherry
perched on top ~ bright red and new
He carefully ate around it
taking only from the side
At times it would get buried
and sometimes it would hide
But on this day 
this fateful day
faster than the speed of light
a seagull swooped 
gave out a shriek
and snatched the cherry 
with his vicious beak
Swallowed in one
the evil deed done

The moral of this story 
to eat a Knickerbocker Glory
is to eat your cherry first
now his target it has gone
So that pesky greedy seagull
is now likely to move on
There is really nothing worse
than to fly into a glass headfirst
your head will be stuck fast
your last breathe will be a gasp
suffocation ~ asphyxiation
death by Knickerbocker Glory 
now that would be a gory story...


Written 25th August 2019 after witnessing a rather similar scenario as a man was fighting off marauding seagulls, whilst trying to eat his KBG, haha...

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Date: 3/16/2020 3:53:00 PM
Ann, hope that seagull choked on the cherry pit! But there's a life lesson here - don't save the best bite for last when surrounded by predators! "Knickerbocker Glory" is unfamiliar to my Yank ears, but it sounds heavenly! Loved the smile, thanks for the share, and congrats on your top win today! Hugs ~ John
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Ann Gilmour
Date: 3/17/2020 6:11:00 PM
Hello John thank you so much for your great comments; they made me smile! A Knickerbocker Glory is a fruit sundae made in a tall glass that has ice cream, fruit, whipped cream with a cherry on the top. My husband used to love them as a child and I was thinking of him when I wrote my little bit of nonsense. Also the seagulls here have no fear so I never eat anything on the seafront, for they swoop down and it is gone before you have time to say ' knickerbocker glory, haha... With kindest thoughts Ann xx
Date: 8/29/2019 3:47:00 PM
made me smile as I too would leave the cherry to the last - shame about the pesky seagull!:-) hugs Jan xx
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Ann Gilmour
Date: 8/30/2019 2:59:00 AM
Haha... yes really are a nuisance at times. Did you know they can live for 35 years? Anyway dear Jan thanks for your comments always good to hear from you. With kindest thoughts Ann xx
Date: 8/25/2019 2:43:00 PM
Rather good piece Ann, brings back memories of holiday in Llandudno years ago when eating a sandwich roll, just about to put it to my mouth and a seagull came and took it out of my hand. Dangerous creatures indeed!
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Ann Gilmour
Date: 8/26/2019 12:38:00 AM
Yes they certainly are Gordon, and they are just the same in Eastbourne, many a time I have witnessed this scenario and the herring gulls are such large birds with very long sharp beaks, so to have one so close to your face is very scary indeed. Lovely to hear from you Gordon and I hope you are enjoying the marvelous weather too. With kindest thoughts Ann xx
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