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Unlike the rest of the flesh show,
she was interesting
so I decided to strike a conversation,
of course,
but as I approached
the bartender scowled at her
and she ran off,
I followed
up the stairs
along the hall
where she ran into a room,
when I got there
she was out on the ledge
as I reached out to grab her
too late did I see her gun
and only then did I realise
I was in a right pickle.
©Paul Vincent Cannon
Paul, pvcann.com
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lol – that is a right pickle.
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🙂
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🙂 That’s great, a fun re-imagining. I think the guy will learn, she’s really a swell gal, an aspiring canary, who moonlights at the ritzy hotels, chasing pigeons off the window ledges.
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Lol, nice continuity editing, I like it, thanks Robert.
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Love the old pic and the story
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Thank you 🙂
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Just like in movies, Paul.
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Oh my gosh! This is so entertaining – riveting and full of life. Thank you Paul. 🙂
Blessings,
Debbie
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Yes, I had fun with this, thank you Debbie
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Thank you so much Sir for ‘A Right Pickle’ lovely poem.
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I did have fun with this, thanks Francis.
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You are most welcome Sir.
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I just fell in love with that phrase, “a right pickle”! I bet I haven’t heard it since my aunt died thirty years ago. Paul, thank you so much for that, and for the delightful poem.
By the way, please take a look at what I came up with for a poetry prompt today — and thanks for the kind encouragement!
https://cafephilos.blog/2019/03/31/the-cafe-philos-poetry-prompt-for-them-that-be-wild-things-march-31-2019/#more-10554
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Well that was a great twist.
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Many thanks Ruth.
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You are welcome!
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Oh my goodness, sounds like a bad day for the hero!
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But, on the other hand …
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She might drop the gun??
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That too 🙂
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I suspect I’ve missed something…”on the other hand”… clarify if you’d like to 🙂
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She might drop her attitude 🙂 🙂
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Ohhhhh, yeah…anything is possible, I guess 🙂 🙂 (the cynic accedes)
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Lol
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🙂
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More adventure than he anticipated! Beautiful pic again. How do you find them!!
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Sky is the limit on the net. But I had noticed the cover collection before so I knew where to go. Thanks Dawn
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This sounds like the beginning of another sequel
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Yes, I can see a couple more.
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nice fun one, great pic!
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Yes, I couldn’t resist, thanks Kate.
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you did well!
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Many thanks Kate 🙂
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👌🙏❤️
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🙂
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uh oh! Love the story in a poem even ending in a cliffhanger. cool!
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I think it ended better than he anticipated.
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