when pigs fly

25 Mar 2013

when pigs fly

I was thinking about that hotel
in memphis
the old one a few blocks north of
beale street
where the ducks live on the roof
and every day around
happy hour
they take the elevator to the first floor
and march single file on the
red carpet
then hop-skip-and-flap
right into the lobby water fountain
for a late afternoon swim

as the patrons quietly applaud
I can’t help but imagine what a scene
it would be
if all of them were pigs

march two thousand thirteen
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Posted in Animals, Poetry and tagged Beale Street, comical, daydreams, ducks, Memphis, pigs, poem, Poetry, The Peabody

14 thoughts on “when pigs fly”

The Course of Our Seasons on March 25, 2013 at 7:08 pm said:

That is hilarious – not at all where I thought we were headed! K

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- j matthew waters on March 25, 2013 at 7:15 pm said:
  
  haha – thanks, K. for some reason it made me think of that Beatles song http://youtu.be/sXdKlpBOvs0
  
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  - The Course of Our Seasons on March 25, 2013 at 7:31 pm said:
    
    just watched -had me laughing so hard and – omg – those little piggies are precious! K
  - j matthew waters on March 25, 2013 at 7:34 pm said:
    
    😀
PigLove on March 26, 2013 at 7:20 am said:

Well, coming from me a mere pig – I say it would be heaven! Snort – XOXO – Bacon

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- j matthew waters on March 26, 2013 at 8:03 am said:
  
  I imagine it would be! Thanks so much for stoping by, Bacon!
  
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Millie Ho on March 27, 2013 at 7:48 pm said:

This made me laugh. If the ducks were pigs, I’d imagine many people will lose expensive bets!

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- j matthew waters on March 27, 2013 at 8:08 pm said:
  
  haha – yes, i imagine so. we can only dream….
  
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Björn Rudberg (brudberg) on March 31, 2013 at 11:50 am said:

I must say people may be pigs, but rarely ducks….

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- j matthew waters on March 31, 2013 at 11:52 am said:
  
  So very true, Björn!
  
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lucidwritingandvisuals on April 11, 2013 at 8:37 am said:

I love this one very much. Do you have any interest in joining a critique blog of artists and writers that I belong to? I’ve liked some of your poems very much.

I love the wit in this one.

Lucy

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- j matthew waters on April 11, 2013 at 5:19 pm said:
  
  So glad to know you enjoyed this post. I may have an interest in your group but not sure how much time I would be able to devote. If you like you can send me more info at jdubqca@gmail.com. Thank you for revisiting here, Lucy – I’m very much appreciative.
  
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Rose Red on March 26, 2015 at 7:21 pm said:

It was delightful reading this with the backdrop of the Beatles

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- j matthew waters on March 26, 2015 at 7:33 pm said:
  
  thanks so much Rose – it’s always fun replaying old favorites
  
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