Robert L. Hinshaw Poet Couplet

A Night At the Opera

The buxom diva shattered chandeliers when she sang soprano.

Opera houses vibrated and thundered when she sang contralto!

When belting out an aria her voice quivered like Robin Hood's bow,

As she struggled through Mozart's ll re pastore blow by tedious blow!

His lady friend sat rapt but not her culturally impaired and hapless beau!

He'd much rather they'd spent the evening at the Grand Ol' Opry show!

Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired
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Carol Eastman March 21, 2012 at 12:34 PM My parents lived in Branson... brings back good memories... Great poem.

Elizabeth Wesley March 18, 2012 at 2:45 PM The twang of an ol geetar beats the shrill shrieks of some opera "wingers". A laugh is jus twhat I needed and you always manage to deliver when you get silly! Luv, Elizabeth

Ilene Bauer March 18, 2012 at 6:24 AM great and funny ending, as usual! loved it!

Russell Sivey March 17, 2012 at 6:46 PM This rapport is truly humorous very funny! It's interesting you chose the opera, the one thing(probably not the only thing) I really know nothing about! But from what I could gather I think I understand a little bit more about the Opera! But that's not all there is to your write! There's even her guy friend who would just rather go to the, "Grand Ol' Opry show!" Must not be her thing! I must say that I really enjoyed your poem that I have read this evening! I just love your write! Great Work!!

Deborah Burch March 17, 2012 at 6:20 PM Bob, you are so funny! Laughter is such good medicine ;) Thank you...and so WELL DONE...I love opera (and all music) I suppose the "hapless beau" could have thought "Opera" was a variation on dialect ;) Big hugggss~Deb~

Rhonda Johnson-Saunders March 17, 2012 at 5:50 PM Hilarious, Bob! I think the boyfriend is a good sport for going with her. My husband doesn't like musicals of any kind, but he goes with me sometimes and I love him that much more for letting me drag him along. Thanks for the laugh. Blessings, Rhonda

Kim Merryman March 17, 2012 at 5:49 PM A very funny write, Bob. I also agree with her beau. Give me country music over opera any day. Love, Kim

Andrea Dietrich March 17, 2012 at 5:43 PM hahaha, I LOVE when you do these short ones that are such a HOOT.(I'm with her beau)