Robert L. Hinshaw Poet Couplet

The Jewfish and the Gentile

Said the scuba diver to the grouper, "My, you're quite a dish!
How about you and me 'hooking' up is my most fervent wish!"

"You have the cutest freckles on your face and, oh, those lips!
Won't you nibble on my ears and give me some tingly nips?"

Said the grouper to the scuba diver, "Avast, ye land lubber!
I've heard that line before and I don't want to hear your blubber!"

"Don't give me that old fish eye!  I'm not taken in by your guile!
And besides, matey, I'm a jewfish and 'tis obvious you're a gentile!"

Placed No. 1 in Carolyn Devonshire's "Attack!" Contest - June 2011

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Judy Ball January 10, 2012 at 5:24 PM This is too cute my friend and really made me smile. Looked over all your poems twice and couldn't find the one called "Growing Old Gracefully". Really like this one though. God Bless, JB

Elizabeth Wesley June 28, 2011 at 6:47 AM A clever verse with that special touch of humor.

Gautami Phookan June 6, 2011 at 5:59 AM Cutie lines,,such fun underwater.A Big Congrats Robert on winning the top spot...

John Freeman June 5, 2011 at 7:18 AM Robert, great to see you in the top spot. Congratulations on your honored placement Souper! Agape, Moses

James Fraser June 4, 2011 at 3:07 PM Love your take on the image in Carolyn's contest Robert. Most desereved in it's placing. Have a lovely weekend.....:)

Joe Maverick June 4, 2011 at 12:03 PM Congrats on the big win here Robert! all the best..

Barbara Gorelick June 4, 2011 at 11:10 AM Mr Bob, you are hilarious...I wish we could have that dinner...lol...congrats on a big #1...its just great.BG

Robert A. Dufresne June 3, 2011 at 8:33 PM haha what a poem for this contest Rob! No wonder it took first! Just awesome and humorous. Congratulations to you.

Constance La France June 3, 2011 at 7:35 PM Congratulations, Robert, with first place in the fish contest, very creative and fun take on the pic~~

Delysia Hendricks June 3, 2011 at 6:32 PM Congratulations on your well-deserved win, Robert. Good play on words here. I enjoyed this piece. :))

Sara Kendrick June 3, 2011 at 4:27 PM Congratulations on your win with this very creative description of the picture..Enjoyed reading ..Sara

Carol Sunshine Brown June 3, 2011 at 1:36 PM Congratulations on your so wonderfully deserved win in Carolyn's "Attack" contest Bob. Love Carol

Carolyn Devonshire June 3, 2011 at 1:14 PM Ahoy, Bob! The charter boat captain was in stitches reading your poem. Love it! Congrats on your first place. Love, Carolyn

Joyce Johnson June 3, 2011 at 12:43 PM Great job and funny Robert. Congratulations on your first place. Love, Joyce

James Foulk May 28, 2011 at 10:58 AM another great write, by the great one, loved this piece as i do all of your stuff. I loved the old west also, as a kid we would play cowboys and indians more than anything or bad guys like Jesse James or stuff like that, I loved the old west and the tells they brought to us. thank you for commenting on Dear Sister

Ralph Taylor May 25, 2011 at 8:05 PM Excellent entry, Bob. Great write. Enjoyed. Good luck. I tried to come up with something on this one but I struck out! Best to you guys. Ralphie

Debbie Guzzi May 24, 2011 at 4:59 PM hmmmm how can you tell the fish was jewish? OR the man a gentile? hmmm quite a fishy tale ;) Light & Love

Don Johnson May 23, 2011 at 3:52 PM Very very Frigate good (almost swear word) laughing i am well understood.. winner methinks...old codfish understood... He is identical with inland cod, here. I was there on Cattle drives mate:) loved it. on ya mate Don

Mike Dailey May 23, 2011 at 2:20 PM Nice rhymes and I like your sense of humor. I find it difficult to write a completly serious poem myself. Mike

Andrea Dietrich May 22, 2011 at 8:59 PM heehehehe. cute as can be, Robert!!

Dr.Ram Mehta May 20, 2011 at 5:29 PM very funny and humrous way take on the theme of the contest, good luck,Bob

Red Fiery May 20, 2011 at 3:55 PM oh my god ! I agree woth Diane..... Don't give me that old fish eye! I'm not taken in by your guile! And besides, matey, I'm a jewfish and 'tis obvious you're a gentile!" ,,,,,,,,,,,my very fav lines

Diane Locksley May 20, 2011 at 3:15 PM Gosh this is real funny Robert! You not only took a unique approach to the contest with the gentile vs jewfish but offered some outrageous humor with the landlubber and blubber lines. Good luck in the contest. Best to you, Diane