Caren Krutsinger Poet Rhyme

Discovering a Pet In My Soup

I could barely sit through the rest of the meal,
could not wait to get home, and pull out my find.
You see I had seen his gill slits as he dashed under the creole
It was a dwarf lanternshark, a particular favorite of mine.

The date was not going all that well anyway, 
There would be no follow up calls to this man with a bray.
My attention was now on my soup, and the replaceable teeth
of this darling little lanternshark, that I saw diving down deep.

I stopped moving my spoon, and took the rest of my meal to go,
could barely wait to get out, away from this blow hard I did not know
I had never before found a lantern shark in my soup.
I stopped on the way home to buy him a lantern sharp coup.

Written 12-17-2018     Contest: Shark in The Soup  Sponsor: Anthony Slausen

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CayCay Godwin December 18, 2018 at 6:24 PM So off the wall that I have to grin, even after I click away. CayCay Caren Krutsinger December 19, 2018 at 8:13 AM Thank you CayCay. A fun challenge!

M. L. Kiser December 17, 2018 at 9:16 PM Well, I think you've probably already won the contest with this one...pretty cute and unique. Caren Krutsinger December 19, 2018 at 8:13 AM Hilarious M.L.

Rhona Mcferran December 17, 2018 at 4:56 PM This is hilarious... If I was still dating, I would think of this every time I got stuck with a boring/ annoying date. "Why are you looking at your soup like that?" "Oh, nothing." (still looking for my very own lanternshark...) Caren Krutsinger December 17, 2018 at 5:33 PM I thought I had to try this contest, as it was right down my soup spoon so to speak.