Be Gentle With the Goldfish
Please be gentle with them! Mary Lou’s mother had said.
Mary Lou took them out most carefully and patted their head.
They flipped and flopped weirdly for her mother’s favorite daughter.
Unfortunately no one told her goldfish need to stay in the water.
Copyright © Caren Krutsinger | Year Posted 2023
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