he stopped at a friends for breakfast before he walked to the docks to his boat to fish

he laid a coil of rope he carried at the doorstep

                                                 rapped the screen door

COME IN.

                  Christ man, hamany times I gotta tell ya?just come in.

Donwanna catchya with your pants down

Not something yaint seen before.

he nodded absently

                      But ifya had a gues . .

. . That dog aint huntin’.

abrupt

dropped it

              I appreciate the invite

I appreciate the company.

                            the old man had a specialty he liked to make but he didnt unless he shared  his grandmother made it for him when he was a boy  she was English  Eggy in a Basket

they had it with black tea Ceylon

took his black old man like his with milk and sugar

they sparred   they conversed

   

                                         he heard something outside the door  Excuse me

What?

Something

            going to the screen he saw a boy entwinedwrestling a substantial snake

as he went through the doorway Wasnt yours was it 

                                                            No it wasnt

I ought to let her snuff ya  eatya

the boy couldnt answer a coil over his mouth another round his throat was turning purple eyes bugging

   I really ought to let her have her way

he reached down touched the pythons head

she relaxed her grip

sloughed from the boy

became a sloppy twist of rope

How stupid arya didnt belong to ya Coil it boy then off hellaway

                                                                     Catch your breath as ya do   I know you  Yours

he let the screen bangshut as he went inside

Aint ya gonna watch to see he does it correct, man?

Doesnt

         Hell answer to her

old man tskedtsked

                      Yause your magic in the strangest fashion.

Nough

        Teas gettin cold

      

6AMish,  2sday,  14  5. 24

1216,  day-between-2-Ts,  15  5. 24

America  You Can Do Magic  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxzEpxHmCIs

Jefferson Airplane  Miracles  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7m8izf-oXY4