Tuesday, September 29, 2020

the canoeing trip - russell edson

 The Canoeing Trip 

    

    I had planned a canoeing trip.  But then, after some considerable 

thought, I thought I'd rather go canoeing on an ocean liner. They have 

more facilities than simple canoes.


    But then I saw that an ocean liner would not fit the stream I had 

planned for my canoeing trip.


    And so, after considerable thought, I decided not to think again, but 

simply to exist.

    But even that becomes tiresome.

    So I began to think again.


    But then, after some considerable thought, I decided not to think

again...