Having kids sure inspires creativity :=)
("Let love be your only debt! If you love others, you have done all that
the Law demands." Romans 13:8)
"Someone Gave Her a Whale"
Someone gave her a whale,
The stranger saw the fiveryearold on the hot
Gave her a whale
Someone gave her a whale,
Someone gave her a whale,
loving whales and the people that give them,
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hand-size, stuffed, blackandwhite, carnival trinket
and a tiny tag "made in Taiwan" stuck to one fin
amusement park asphalt
one hand in her daddy’s hand
one hand free
and
a teen in a midriff top on the midway
and her boyfriend who won the whale
looked at the unknown girl
with the slightly sunburned shoulders
and a solitary braid--
and gave away a tiny prize
Which she slept with last night
and laughs about
and sings about
and
though she may not remember faces
she remembers how giving feels
and debt-free living
feels
mark p.
lamppoet@minot.com
