Magpie Tale # 106
In the middle of the night genius struck. But he was out of supplies and needed to make a run to the store. He had the essentials: paper towels, a six-pack of Coke,and the ever important,cheap bottle of champagne.
He never intended to buy soup, oh no, he was a man of discipline...and soup wasn't on the list. But a sudden ache in his belly reminded him that he hadn't eaten all day. And the neat little rows of soup cans looked oh so much like obedient soldiers, their packaging like little uniforms, professing their allegiance to the ordinary, of his life, everyday.
He quietly tumbled 20 cans of soup into his cart.
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I suspect he went looking for soup AFTER he splurged on the most expensive bottle of champagne the supermarket offered!
ReplyDeletewell, we'll agree to disagree
Deletebut your way is funnier
ha...and the rest is history...changed by the power of the stomach...smiles.
ReplyDeletethat was going to be my last line....butI thought most would fill it in themselves.
DeleteA way to feed the stomach ends up feeding the soul. Brilliant!
ReplyDeleteRosaria, I read that someone told him to paint what he loved....and it so happened he loved the ordinary....like Campbells soup that he ate almost
Deleteev ery day of his life....and that was as simple as that...and people are still trying to find the meaning in his paintings...ha ha
I like this...I smiled!
ReplyDeleteSuz I sure hope he reads labels as those soup cans contain
ReplyDeleteS0-0-0-O much salt!! I can't enjoy any. We have called the company in Canada several times making suggestion of "LESS SALT"!!
Home made so much tastier in my opinion.
Thank you for leaving comforting words on my post re: passing of Kea. xo Anna
Genius, indeed!
ReplyDeletehe was
DeleteGreat piece of work Suz, and as they say in the movies, it is definitely "in the can!"
ReplyDeleteno it's on some wall
DeleteThis was great. I have to admit that it took me a little while to "get it". Even if I didn't make the connection, this was a great mini story that could stand alone.
ReplyDeleteoh it was Andy Warhol....in the photo hee hee
Deletegotcha thinking
It works perfectly...
ReplyDeleteEvery time I walk past the soup aisle, I have to stop and read every available type of soup Campbell's has produced. I can't say I've ever tumbled twenty cans into my cart though.
ReplyDeleterel
I'm with you....tomato, chicken noodle, alphabet vegetarian,beef barley
DeleteBut, Rel...are you an artist?
apparently 'soup' really is good for the soul of an artist.. especially Andy Warhol.
ReplyDeletehello, thanks for stopping by....simple but expansive
Deletepaint what you love