the ball were

santa's red sleigh

as it passed

a kidney stone

with a loud

kerplunk on the

icy road at

the corner of

the high street

in Michigan during

the hottest month

of december. once

they went to

the local tavern

and drank water

and about choked

'cause of tadpoles

swimming freely inside

the beer mug

against their lips

swallowed the tadpoles

and shat frogs

and wiped tadpoles

from the menu

on the blackboard