#TSL Pandorathon Prompt 2 May 2
Nothing to declare
Out of her wits she was shocked
When by all and sundry mocked
When the custom officer in a stentorian voice
Asked her “ ashes, like in cricket?”
She could only answer “ my mother’s”
“And you live in?” He asked
The immigration form in his hand
“Minni Ha-Ha road”, she answered
His stern face split into a big smile
Here it comes, she thought, wait for it
“Does the corner store still exist?”
She was floored at that one
Could only reply “‘yes it does’”
“I used to make deliveries there
Before working here.You can go”
He stamped the form
With nothing to declare.
Lucette C. Bailliet
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