Two friends walked along a strip mall at noon,
When Sebastian said, “That fellow's throwing shade.”
While one brusque fellow huffed and whistled a shrill tune,
Jimmy stared past them as though he'd solve it soon.
“At last,” he snapped, “there's a profession I can aid.”
When Sebastian said, “That fellow's throwing shade.”
While one brusque fellow huffed and whistled a shrill tune,
Jimmy stared past them as though he'd solve it soon.
“At last,” he snapped, “there's a profession I can aid.”
He turned and marched inside a shop and bought a sail,
Meanwhile Sebastian muttered, “I've been betrayed.”
Cloth in hand, Jimmy sought a pole and a heavy pail,
Then sketched rough plans across a receipt's tail,
“No shade is worth a toss unless it's properly displayed.”
Meanwhile Sebastian muttered, “I've been betrayed.”
Cloth in hand, Jimmy sought a pole and a heavy pail,
Then sketched rough plans across a receipt's tail,
“No shade is worth a toss unless it's properly displayed.”
Sebastian groaned. “All I meant was his subtle slight.”
Yet Jimmy worked on with a smile, tightening every brace.
“Nobody throws good shade from a ground-level height.
But this can't be clumsy, or we'll fail despite our might.”
He shook the contraption and declared the science sound with grace.
Yet Jimmy worked on with a smile, tightening every brace.
“Nobody throws good shade from a ground-level height.
But this can't be clumsy, or we'll fail despite our might.”
He shook the contraption and declared the science sound with grace.
The canvas caught a stiff breeze, fluttering through the square,
As it sailed, it wrapped a fountain far too large to hide.
Before the flailing sail knocked a startled cyclist from his chair,
And others laughed at gentle mayhem and pointed everywhere.
Sebastian sighed while Jimmy found his patch of shade with pride.
As it sailed, it wrapped a fountain far too large to hide.
Before the flailing sail knocked a startled cyclist from his chair,
And others laughed at gentle mayhem and pointed everywhere.
Sebastian sighed while Jimmy found his patch of shade with pride.
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