Charles Messina Poet Limerick

A Spoonful of Nothing

On Thanksgiving I ate hardly anything 
Some sliced turkey and a spoonful of nothing 
My appetite was killed 
When my dear wife had spilled 
All the gravy for the turkey and stuffing

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Kaveesha Ruwindi November 18, 2023 at 5:43 AM Oops, Thanksgiving is not the best day to lose your appetite. Hope you recovered :)

Gershon Wolf November 16, 2023 at 11:14 PM Now you know how the poor turkey feels/felt. lol. Good one, Charlie. :) gw

Victor Buhagiar November 16, 2023 at 2:20 AM Poor Charles. A dinner spoilt. You need a chef. Blessings.

Darlene De Beaulieu November 15, 2023 at 3:54 PM Hello Charles Messina, oh , a Thanksgiving gone wrong.]Enjoy your evening my cfriend.my friend. /Darlene/

Silent One November 15, 2023 at 3:40 PM lol.. good one Charlie!

Andrea Dietrich November 15, 2023 at 11:51 AM That is a nice humorous one!

Ink Empress November 15, 2023 at 11:03 AM Oh no, thats sad .. but also .. deep hah. Always a fun and creative read from you charles. Pleasure reading you. Sending you light always

Richard Lamoureux November 15, 2023 at 5:27 AM Hopefully the Turkey was moist.

John Lawless November 15, 2023 at 4:27 AM Ah, the gravy, the other Thanksgiving day lubricant