Tuesday 8 May 2012

Magpie 116




Emmanuel's mother told him, "never
Walk beside a flowing river."
But ever disobedient, he
Went off alone. Oh deary me.
For our Emmanuel couldn't swim.
And that is why you can't see him.


(With thanks to Tess at Magpie Tales for the picture)

10 comments:

  1. Poor Emmanuel - gone without even a ripple to remember him by.

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  2. Delightfully funny! Well...not for Emmanuel.

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  3. Lovely rhyme, lovely river, but the thought of what happened makes you shiver.

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  4. One could do worse in this life, then having a Francis Garrood poem dedicated to your memory! Poor Emmanuel, carried of on a current of disobedience. RIP *snort*

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  5. oh my...how scary to have a child drown...but you should always listen to your mother you know...smiles.

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  6. There is always the chance of an evolutionary anomaly of an impressive looking horse that simply cant swim !

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