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Ann's avatar

Eeeek!

Janie Braverman's avatar

Yikes!

Great poem.

X. P. Callahan's avatar

Ha ha! Thanks, Janie. Imagine my surprise—and that baby scorpion’s.

Janie Braverman's avatar

Close encounters of the not-too-close kind?

X. P. Callahan's avatar

It wasn’t getting any traction inside the colander, so I was able to take it outside and release it to a more fulfilling life.

Laura P's avatar

But still a scorpion!!!

LeeAnn Pickrell's avatar

Oh, I would have panicked. I love this poem.

X. P. Callahan's avatar

Thanks, LeeAnn. It was quite a surprise. To both of us.

Kathleen Hobbs's avatar

No thank you I think I’ll pass on the eggs today

X. P. Callahan's avatar

Even if they're peaches?

Kathleen Hobbs's avatar

Oh silly me I thought they were eggs. Time to put my glasses back on.😂

Fotini Masika's avatar

Living dangerously :)