Lil Johnny strolls along the beach to his favorite pier.
Clutched in his hand is a paper wrapped fresh shrimp package.
Well, Lil Johnny walks out to the end of the pier, where
it seems he has the world to himself. The glow of the sun
is a golden bronze now. Everybody's gone,
except for a few joggers on the beach. Standing out
on the end of the pier, Lil Johnny is alone with his thoughts.and
his package of fresh shrimp. Before long he is no longer alone.
Up in the sky a thousand white dots come screeching and squawking,
winging their way toward that tall lanky frame, Lil Johnny
standing there on the end of the pier. Before long,
dozens of seagulls have enveloped him, their wings flapping wildly.
Lil Johnny stands there tossing shrimp to the hungry birds.
You can hear him say, "thank you, thank all of you."
In a few short minutes the bucket is empty but he doesn't leave.
He stands there lost in thought, as though transported to another time
and place. When he finally turns around and begins to walk back towards
the beach, a few of the birds hop along the pier with him until he gets to the
stairs, and then they, too, fly away. Lil Johnny quietly makes his way
down to the end of the beach and on home. A fisherman watching thinks
about a great Shrimp meal when he gets home. It pays to pay attention.
You never know when you can get to fix your next Shrimp meal.