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The Magician

A load of empty chairs

 

When Uncle George's magic act was booked to fill the hall,

The audience was small, in fact nobody went at all.

He couldn't find a volunteer, so sawed himself in half

Although the sight was very queer nobody had a laugh.

His cute assistant (Aunty May) did not distract a soul,

But since she's short and twice as fat, a good thing on the whole.

The pigeon poo (his doves have flown) just fell on empty chairs;

The giant plastic telephone caught no-one unawares.

The flags of several nations, well he's mislayed quite a few,

Were pulled from pockets holed to hell, by moths, they  were not new.

His handcuffs rusted tightly closed, a hacksaw let him free,

It was a good thing I proposed no-one was there to see.

The budgie that selects the cards would only pick up seeds,

The bunch of flowers in his hat were rather ropey weeds,

But the finale to his show was really rather weird

By methods I will never know he simply disappeared.


 

Author notes

OK, it's in ballad measure but I've written it in 14 syllable lines with internal rhyme since this allows me to pretend there is not much enjambment.

Picture is from here:-
http://oblaky.deviantart.com/art/taken-46000079

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  • carole21
    August 21, 2008
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    nicely penned and great photo . . congrats on the trophy

  • PianoMan
    August 20, 2008

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    Lol. This is a really good poem. I feel sorry for the person who took all the time to prepare tha show and then had nobody show up. "He couldn't find a volunteer, so sawed himself in half." Great job!!!

  • piccola silver member
    August 20, 2008

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    I really liked this. I love the rhyme and the story. I really had a good time reading it. thank you for entering.


  • notorious gold member
    August 18, 2008
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    This is a hat trick. Good luck


  • Gwenevere
    August 9, 2008
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    Well, it seems he pulled of a hat trick then?, Ros


  • sailor ptolema
    August 7, 2008

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