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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
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025


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Date: 3/23/2025 8:21:00 PM
Hilarious. Great stuff, David. Thoroughly enjoyed. Thanks, Gershon
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David Crandall
Date: 3/23/2025 8:39:00 PM
Thanks Gershon!
Date: 3/23/2025 2:59:00 PM
very witty David! hugs Jan xx
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David Crandall
Date: 3/23/2025 8:39:00 PM
Thanks Jan!
Date: 3/23/2025 12:52:00 PM
- Who needs a unicorn when you have a swimming pig ... an amusing poem, David :) - hugs
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David Crandall
Date: 3/23/2025 12:57:00 PM
true, these pigs are pretty cute, thanks Anne-Lise!
Date: 3/23/2025 11:52:00 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
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David Crandall
Date: 3/23/2025 12:56:00 PM
haha, could be! thanks Beryl!
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