I'm glad I got to go squid jiggin' at least once in my life

On that particular day the squid were mighty rife

It was a bit scary being out on the deep dark water

But it made Dad proud to take out his niece and his daughter

Me and my Sista' Mary each had a jigger and were havin' lots of fun

We were competing to see how many we could jig and I think she won

They were slimy and messy and we were afraid to take them off the hook

We got inked by a few and cried like a 'sook'

I didn't like or appreciate it then but now dressing stuffed squid I crave

Lightly battered Calamari as an app is also one of my faves

I look back and I'm very thankful for the Newfoundland experiences I had

I was so lucky to have been able to grow up on such a fine land~


Alicia 'Celeste' Loughrey

Ajax, ON (formerly of Northern Bay, CBN, NL)   Submitted By: Alicia "Celeste" Loughrey