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Wine & Crab

by Venky

It curiously began at the pool into which she plunged headlong

As creeping stealthily behind her, he suddenly & playfully sounded the gong

Coming out of the water but with fire in her blazing eyes

When her palm firmly made contact with his cheek, it was not all kisses & apple pies

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Then the bloody crab at the beach scurried out of the sand and pinched her big toe

Making her rant, rave and curse, hop, skip holler and bellow

Sensing a chance for redemption he whipped out the magic tube of gel

It was too late before he realised that instead of a salve from heaven it was an irritant from hell

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The last straw was triggered by a bottle of potent and expensive red wine

On a cool and breezy evening most appropriate to leisurely drink and dine

When the waiter came to their table and asked, β€œSir one for the road?”

The inebriated fool with a stupid grin replied β€œYes please and also one for my lovely toad.”

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The battered and bruised black eye couldn’t sense relief with neither ice not spray

Everything had gone haywire in what otherwise was to be a romantic getaway

Oh, everything had gone awry in what otherwise was to be a romantic getaway

(Word Count: 212)

Written as part of #TellTaleThursday withΒ AnshuΒ &Β Priya

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5 comments

crimsonprose February 10, 2019 - 8:04 am

Love it. And some wonderful turns of phrase. I think my fav bit is the irritant from hell. Oh well, he totally fouled it. πŸ™‚

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venkyninja1976 February 10, 2019 - 8:08 am

Ha ha! Thanks a lot, as always!

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Abhijit Ray February 11, 2019 - 4:00 am

Nothing seem to be going right. He should stay quiet for a while.

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Anshu Bhojnagarwala February 11, 2019 - 9:08 am

Nothing seemed to be going their way, it seems, poor couple. Lovely rhyme, loved it, especially this one saw me laughing like crazy with tears in my eyes – “Yes please and also one for my lovely toad.”

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venkyninja1976 February 11, 2019 - 10:53 am

Thank you so much! Glad you liked it.

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