Saturday, June 12, 2010

they danced.....

ohhhhh, yes !!
they danced.......
and afterwards.......they laughed until they cried ........
and they ate chocolate.....
and wrestled..... :}
and they shared stories about their childhoods, respectively....
sad stories.....
hilarious ones too.....

these two were suited, in a way that made them, literally,
 catch their breath.....

their souls were aligned ....
just 'so'.......
one could FEEL IT....

and yet.....
and yet....

something was missing....

for there existed, in all honesty, an ELEPHANT in the room......
even when they were OUTSIDE !!
there could be no denying.....

the elephant wore GOLF SHORTS......
the shorts had been made from the 'challah cover'.......
on his mother's shabbat table.....
and he packed a gorgeous, antique watch.....
and he smoked a pipe....no less....

his tusks had been removed, in order that her piano be 're finished'.......

but no worries !!
an elephant without tusks is like a man without 'wisdom teeth'.....
very common......
very, very common.....:}

nonetheless.....
the piano remained 'unplayed'.....

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