Daily Prompt: There are 26 letters in the English language, and we need every single one of them. Want proof? Choose a letter and write a blog post without using it. (Feeling really brave? Make it a vowel.)
With an air of foolhardy spunk, I pick what’s missing in AIOU. I am tardy and a day past prompt, but still I think this is worth a look.
Foggy Fish (Photo cr_dit v_rsag__k)
Al says, “I want to go fishing. How about you, my darling girl?”
“No way”, says Anna. “I’ll pass.
You won’t catch anything at all in this soup of a fog.
That’s a full day thrown away.”
“I’ll catch a galloping goliath! Word of honor! Just you wait.”
“Crazy old coot”, says Anna. “All right, go! Shoo!”
So Al is on his own. Off and away in his half ton truck.
Stops in a foggy mist at a babbling brook.
And now it’s all about sitting for hours and hours in his old half worn out boat,
rod in hand, watching and waiting, nodding off.
Was Anna right? Damn.
But wait – what’s this?
Whoa ho! What a hit!
A crazy fight, a long-haul skirmish, and at long last,
Following much ado and many a splash,
Blissful, joyous victory!
Man oh man!
Just look at this colossal monstrous trout!
Al is truly jubilant and can hardly wait
to put his catch into a sizzling hot frying pan
and scoff and laugh at Anna’s words.
“HAHA! I told you so!” says Al. “And you said I couldn’t do it.”
“Stubborn old fool”, snorts Anna,
hiding a happy grin.
fish & chips (Photo cr_dit: David Asch_r)
kirkykoo79
March 5, 2013 at 9:40 am
Wow! You must want to push your limits to pick that symbol. I’m struggling just in this short plaudit. Funny story too – congratulations! (Did I do it?)
grandmalin
March 5, 2013 at 9:53 am
You did! Kudos to you too!
goldfish
March 5, 2013 at 11:41 am
You had me at “gutsy and daring fish.”
grandmalin
March 5, 2013 at 12:29 pm
lol – that’s funny, because I actually thought of you when I wrote that title.
klrs09
March 5, 2013 at 2:05 pm
I can’t imagine how hard that must have been! But you made it seem effortless.
grandmalin
March 5, 2013 at 9:59 pm
Hey – there’s about seven e’s in your comment and even more in mine!! lol Yes, it was very weird leaving out e’s. I think I read the entire thesaurus.
Stacie Chadwick
March 5, 2013 at 4:04 pm
I haven’t read a blog title I’ve liked as much as this one in a lonnngggg time. Love your take on the daily prompt too!
grandmalin
March 5, 2013 at 10:04 pm
It’s nice to have prompts that bring out our inner oddball.
georgefloreswrite
March 5, 2013 at 7:29 pm
Oh definitely worth a look! But it did make me hungry
grandmalin
March 5, 2013 at 10:10 pm
And I’m betting that would be for the real thing, and not something frozen out of a box. Thx george
georgefloreswrite
March 5, 2013 at 10:46 pm
You would win that bet! Baked with parmesan, spices, and breadcrumbs…