fish tail

Once upon a time, I met up with you when you were having fish.  You sucked the bones dry and gave them to your cat to nurse.  Once you picked your teeth with the tines and twice you laughed when I told you not to be crass.  For all the times you haven't, I thank you.  Now it's time to put down the pole and come in from the hole and wipe the scales from near their eyes and set down a proper table, or the closest thing I've got to one.  It's time for white plates with silver edges and matching bowls from Goodwill.  It's time for now you get the coffee, and now I pour the tea, and we will have crackers and jam and sit just like this.