Yesterday, when I posted this anecdote about my mother-in-law on Facebook, several friends urged me to turn it into a limerick. And so, I’ve done just that. (My limerick is right below the anecdote.)<\/p>\n
True story: Sunday night, Mark kept anxiously re-dialing his elderly mother. When she finally answered, her voice sounded very upset as she said, “A terrible thing happened.” Then she paused, as Mark’s heart skipped several beats. <\/p>\n
His mother’s next words were: “They stopped making my salmon.”<\/p>\n
(She was referring to her favorite canned salmon, which actually is still available, but was out of stock in the two stores she’d been to.)<\/p>\n
And now, the limerick:<\/p>\n
A Fishy Tale (Limerick)
\nBy Madeleine Begun Kane<\/p>\n
“Something awful has happened,” she cried,
\nAnd then paused. We thought someone had died.
\nThat’s Mark’s mom at her best:
\nHer horror expressed
\nAbout salmon no longer supplied.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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