Shopping Aisle Talk

A Tanka

Suddenly you spoke,

as we browsed discounted food.

You can't eat kippers.

They are your favourite fish

but they don't agree with you.

 

15/05/19

Author's Note

Reviews

[Siddhartha Chatterjee]

Such an itsy-bitsy read. Snappy!

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Indeed pithy and to the point as this was exactly the sum of the conversation. Many thanks.

[andrew mitchell]

Apart from the cat breath after eating, Kippers are Nice! Fun read John.

[David Klay]

What a cleverly conceived write! The most original love poem (soon to be love??) I have ever read!

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thanks David, but just one of those passing fancies lol!

[...Relic...]

Could we have kippers for breakfast...it just goes to show you can always come up with a conversation about something in a supermarket. :)

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Yes it was mightily strange but.......................Many thanks Relic.

[Chris Shaw]

This tanka made smile me John. Kippers eh? That takes the biscuit for chat up lines:)

Chris

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Indeed, I thought there was something fishy in it! Glad it made you smile Chris. Thanks muchly!

[Chris Shaw]

You are welcome John.

[Einstein Noodle]

shopping aisles can hold a great deal of mystery and intrigue ... seems to have grown worn for these two fishers :)))))))
E.
ps. been meaning to say i appreciate the music too .. she is incredible in my book

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Perhaps so 'E'. I read somewhere that food stores are high on the list for people meeting new partners lol. Something fishy there! Many thanks.

[Einstein Noodle]

ahahaha i read that somewhere too

[kentuck14]

Definitely a scintalating conversation! Most likely the kippers would find us most disagreeable! By the way is kippers a breakfast cereal?!

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Kipper is a smoked fish (herring) generally eaten at breakfast lol. Cheers

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i like this because it reminds me of so many conversations struck up in the grocery store...
always fun to meet people in the frozen food aisle...and both people to find a thawing with a good chat.
j.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

You are a brave fellow Jacob! I don't dally near the frozen food as it always feels too cold for any sort of tryst! This really happened to me yesterday and is quite unusual in a big store. Many thank yous Sir.