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Pig Beach, Bahamas

a young professor doing research
my grasp of truth
was quick to form
and
i began
my earnest search
for a one-horned unicorn
so
i put on a yellow slicker
and
i went out in the storm
but
the weather got much thicker
and i missed the unicorn
it was like
reaching for a rose
and finding a cutting thorn
i cried
and blew my streaming nose
and missed my unicorn
then
a cat in striped pajamas
his outfit so elegantly worn
said
look in the Bahamas
you'll find your unicorn
i no longer care a fig
and I'm no longer forlorn
because
i've seen a swimming pig
i don't need a unicorn
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Wolf Avatar
March 23, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Hilarious. Great stuff, David. Thoroughly enjoyed. Thanks, Gershon
Crandall Avatar
March 23, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Thanks Gershon!
Allison Avatar
March 23, 2025 at 2:59 PM
very witty David! hugs Jan xx
Crandall Avatar
March 23, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Thanks Jan!
Andresen Avatar
March 23, 2025 at 12:52 PM
- Who needs a unicorn when you have a swimming pig ... an amusing poem, David :) - hugs
Crandall Avatar
March 23, 2025 at 12:57 PM
true, these pigs are pretty cute, thanks Anne-Lise!
Edmonds  Avatar
March 23, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Who’d have thought that pigs could swim, perhaps it’s their way of keeping trim, and avoiding the roasting tin. Enjoyed the humour… Beryl
Crandall Avatar
March 23, 2025 at 12:56 PM
haha, could be! thanks Beryl!
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