Carolyn Devonshire Poet Couplet

A Threat To the Hockey Team

Each child has talents and Dee always loved to skate
One night at the lake she was called up to the plate
 
The high school hockey team was “slip-sliding away”*
So call her a chauvinist; Dee wanted to play
 
But when the coach recruited her for the team
One boy offered a bottle of shaving cream
 
They couldn’t skate backward; Dee sure showed them how
Stealing their puck, she curtsied, and took a bow
 
Take it from Dee, men don’t like to be upstaged
By her free-flowing glide the boys were outraged
 
When it came time for the school’s holiday dance
To find a date, this skater hadn’t a chance

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Duncan Chappell November 22, 2011 at 9:41 PM excellent as ever love duncan and ceizar xxx

Kash Poet November 13, 2011 at 6:21 AM Very nice story in Limerick here Carolyn.Best wishes in the contest.

Jslambert Mister Roboto November 11, 2011 at 4:03 PM Cool little bit. I digg the Shaving cream offering Carolyn! I want to try this form Couplet.

Carrie Richards November 10, 2011 at 5:51 PM Funny....is this based on a true story?? Sounds like it could be! Cute poem, Carolyn, unique topic! (I love that Song, by the way!!

Robert A. Dufresne November 10, 2011 at 5:22 PM loved this couplet story, Carolyn... I could picture it oh so well . Used to film a bar's hockey game for a while When I was in my twenties a little girl named Tammy, daughter to a friend of mine trained me how to throw a perfect bullet pass in football.... never really could before her lessons... She was about ten at the time. She was awesome. also excelled in the other sports too .She is a Mom with 2 children now and I'm sure they will throw a mean bullet pass too! good luck. great story

Daver Austin November 10, 2011 at 12:40 PM Hummpff - no place for macho guys. More power to Dee. I never minded working with women, so long as they were in the kitchen, pregnant and barefoot. Just kidding. There is very little difference between men and women, but HOORAY for that little difference! Luck in the contest. Love, Old Macho Dave

Sara Kendrick November 10, 2011 at 12:18 PM Very creative indeed..Reads like a winner to me..Good luck in this very interesting contest..Thanks for the upliting review..Sara

Jack Horne November 10, 2011 at 11:24 AM Good for Dee - I'm sure she preferred skating to dating anyway : ) Thanks, love - had great fun with the contest

Tony Lane November 10, 2011 at 10:32 AM This is just like my daughter's story only with her it was soccer. Thank you for writing it. Tony

Phyllis Babcock November 10, 2011 at 10:24 AM Enjoyed the write Carolyn. Good luck in the contest. love phyl