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Erased and Replaced, a Tale of Taste

Overhearing a whispered conversation It caused her a bit of consternation She learned she was to be terminated Her teaching job, she thought, might be eliminated But an angry suitor she had rebuked And mockingly called him a messed up kook So when he first told a friend to “take her out” She thought his matchmaking she could do without The friend, aka “eraser,” she had never met And she never realized her ex beau’s threat Meant more than a simple ill-conceived date And walking home one night, eraser lay in wait But she needn’t have feared, schools would continue They had just taken her to another venue Eraser saw to it that she swam with the fishes And now she’s one of Jaw’s favorite dishes

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010




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Date: 2/15/2011 8:03:00 PM
She suffered a fate similar to Luca Brazzi in "The Godfather". Your couplets are collectively very descriptive with great rhyming.
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Date: 6/21/2010 3:55:00 AM
Hi again Carolyn :) thank you so much for your touching comments on my poem about my brother, really appreciate them :) ---also I read your comment on my blog & replied there too--please don't withdraw your poem, ok? I'm happily accepting everyone's take on sleep--it just so happened that there were a bunch of humorous writes too ;) --enjoy your day & God bless you too! --nikko :)
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Date: 6/7/2010 6:27:00 AM
Congratulations on your well deserved win in Paula's contest Carolyn. Love, Carol
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Date: 6/5/2010 12:30:00 PM
Hey, congratulations for your HM, Carolyn!! How are you today? LUv, andrea
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Date: 6/5/2010 4:46:00 AM
well done on the win Carolyn ... love Jayne
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Date: 6/5/2010 3:34:00 AM
A most different take on the contest Carolyn, many congratulations on your win >> James
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Date: 6/4/2010 10:12:00 PM
haha, enjoyed this one Carolyn :) definitely a different take on the "eraser"! congrats on your win! --nikko :)
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Date: 6/4/2010 5:05:00 PM
Congrats on the win
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Date: 6/4/2010 3:30:00 PM
Congrats on your HM in the Eraser contest.. wonderful write ... luv..
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Date: 6/4/2010 11:44:00 AM
Enjoyed your rhyming couplets Carolyn, nice humour. Good luck in the contest and thanks for all your great comments :)
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Date: 6/4/2010 9:14:00 AM
This is really a DARK humor here, CArolyn. Creative way to do the challenge. I did one but never even posted it . It is so lame next to what I am seeing here. haha. LUv, Andrea
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Date: 6/4/2010 7:48:00 AM
I love your tale of tase Carolyn,Excellent entrance to the contest!Celene.
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Date: 6/4/2010 6:57:00 AM
oh no, violent humor!!
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Date: 6/4/2010 5:06:00 AM
LOVE THIS!!! wonderful write again...what a poet you are!!
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Date: 6/4/2010 3:47:00 AM
Wishing you the best in the contest Carolyn. Love, Carol
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Date: 6/4/2010 3:46:00 AM
Oh my what an amazing couplet Carolyn. Woke me up was so intriging. Thank you for your kind comments. Love, Carol
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Date: 6/4/2010 2:51:00 AM
It's quite humorous but very expressive. enjoyed it
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Date: 6/4/2010 2:12:00 AM
Enjoyed this funny Couplet this morning, Carolyn! And thank you for your kind comments...Have a great weekend! Love, Gert
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Date: 6/3/2010 10:11:00 PM
That is some eraser, Carolyn! Hopefully, Jaws won't find the tasty appetizer that he wants and she will continue swimming with fishes in a different venue! Good luck in the contest with this imaginative and intriguing account of being "erased". Smiles, Dane Ann
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Date: 6/3/2010 9:51:00 PM
My gosh, the way your mind works..funny my dear..but I know there is more to it...your the best..BG
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Date: 6/3/2010 9:24:00 PM
Reminds me of the Terminator going through all the Sarah Connors in the phone-book so he was sure he had eliminated the correct one! Wonder how many Carolyn Devonshire's are in the phone-book? Great amusing write.........well done!
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Date: 6/3/2010 9:17:00 PM
Cool job on this one Carolyn, I needed a little amusement before bedtime, hilarious, one of Jaw's favorite dishes.Smile. Agape, Moses
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