… said the rather erect mushroom as it stretched towards the glimmer of light in the moist, dark, pungent shed it called home.

“Well. I don’t want to be any happier”, replied the toad, with neither a hint of irony nor ambiguity.

“Why do you ask?” queried the hopping mad toad to the now over-stretched so called funghi.

“I’m happy as I am. Any more happiness will be wasted on me. Give it to someone else” and with that he was gone.

CQM

Version 2

5th April 2023

Inspiration: a wonderful family day followed by a return to the boat for Easter