Simon Wilson
Spreading Butter with a Spoon
There was fury on the internet last year. Death and migrants? Despots, refugees? No, a woman had spoken about spreading butter with a spoon. People were outraged. Some were sarcastic and others were confused. There were discussions and arguments, widespread criticism and even YouTube explanations for those who doubted it could be done.
A forest burns, homes lie in ruins, a teddy bear is washed ashore, all taken with a shrug. But an unusual method of spreading butter divides opinion and sets the net ablaze.
just words
that took on
a life of their own
pearls and our silence grow
from small beginnings
About the Author
Simon Wilson has been a poultry farmer, salesman, antique dealer, gardener, and instructor on a Care Farm. He now works in a coin shop and wishes he had tried harder at school.
Disasters of any magnitude are beyond our actual comprehension so we find something concrete and absurd to pick on. Butter with a spoon? Heaven forfend!