It began as a craft
with my mawkish crew
the fish died of a bacterial infection
from the morning dew
A jacket was made
to commemorate the day
the last day of vacation
in an unusual way
The fish were cleaned
the skin sewed together
hooks and rocks made jewelry
there was talk of adding a feather
It smelled awful
one of us gathered a flowery weed
spreading it on the coat
giving it the aroma of a sweet seed
Gathering the fish
wrapping them in the coat
jewelry at the neck
then in the water to float
Waving goodbye
the craft moved away
taking a picture
before going along our way
Years later
recalling our craft
telling our grandchildren
who think we are daft
copyright 2021 Debbie Pierce
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3 replies on “The Vacation Craft”
What a funky picture and a great poetic tale to go with it. Well done!
Thank you. The word prompts this morning were interesting and fun. The picture just seemed to go along with them. Thanks for reading. Have a wonderful day!
You did great with it. I must admit I nearly didn’t have a story today. it dropped in just as I was giving up lol