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The Great Charlatan

gofor42
Member

since 2000-01-23

Posts 143
Arkansas

0 posted 2000-09-20 02:14 PM

Behold the great charalatan!
I will amaze you with my powers,
Performing miracles like they were common.
You will marvel as I reduce all of
Existence, the entire meaning of life,
To a single, simple statement.
You will clap appreciatively
As I shrink God down
To something you can fit in your wallet.
Be amazed by my tricks!
I am the great illusionist,
Bent on showing you the dream.
For a quarter, I will hypnotize you,
Convince you that you are the Pope,
And then excommunicate you from reality.
It's all done with mirrors,
You know, and it's all in teh wrists.
Everything you see is but a charade,
Shadows dancing on walls.
Behold, the mighty doer of parlor tricks!
Step right up, and be made a fool.

"If you can't annoy somebody, there's little point in writing."
--Kingsley Amis

Denise

Moderator

Member Seraphic

since 1999-08-22

Posts 22648

1 posted 2000-09-20 08:46 PM

Great poem! Very well written!

Denise

Jon Mewett
Senior Member

since 2000-03-04

Posts 1304

2 posted 2000-09-21 04:17 AM

This is quite wonderful.....nice

Jon

Dennis L. White
Senior Member

since 2000-02-17

Posts 1463
Michigan, U.S.A.

3 posted 2000-09-21 11:43 AM

Gofor42,
Charalatan or not, he sure can spin a delightful poem! thanks for the thoughtful read.
Dennis :^)

Moonbeams radiate
When the veiling cloud has past
Playful shadows dance

Dennis L. White :^)

blackhalo
Member

since 2000-02-15

Posts 467
Denver, CO

4 posted 2000-09-21 12:13 PM

Amazing tricks performed with words! Bravo!
Alicia

ps~i really like your signature. i agree completely. i love to annoy people. cute!
~ar

gofor42
Member

since 2000-01-23

Posts 143
Arkansas

5 posted 2000-09-21 02:41 PM

I'm glad you all liked the poem...I plan on spinning as many other literary tricks as possible in the future.

"If you can't annoy somebody, there's little point in writing."
--Kingsley Amis

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