A Whale of a Lament

Ten-thousand deep-sea divers standing on me
  
  ~ Twenty-thousand legs under the sea





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Shaw Avatar
August 16, 2021 at 3:25 PM
Loved the metphor here, had me laughing . . . ; )
Krutsinger Avatar
August 16, 2021 at 12:04 PM
I can see it and I smile.
Hankins Avatar
August 12, 2021 at 10:01 AM
(chuckle) I hope you took a good breath before you found yourself down there with all that weight on you!
Gentile Avatar
August 12, 2021 at 6:58 AM
Awesome Gershon! To picture this makes me laugh!! Happy Thursday!
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