The Magician
\nby cricketjeff on August 8, 2008.\u00a0 \u00a9 Jeff Green, All rights reserved
\n[A load of empty chairs]
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\nWhen Uncle George’s magic act was booked to fill the hall,
\nThe audience was small, in fact nobody went at all.
\nHe couldn’t find a volunteer, so sawed himself in half
\nAlthough the sight was very queer nobody had a laugh.
\nHis cute assistant (Aunty May) did not distract a soul,
\nBut since she’s short and twice as fat, a good thing on the whole.
\nThe pigeon poo (his doves have flown) just fell on empty chairs;
\nThe giant plastic telephone caught no-one unawares.
\nThe flags of several nations, well he’s mislayed quite a few,
\nWere pulled from pockets holed to hell, by moths, they\u00a0 were not new.
\nHis handcuffs rusted tightly closed, a hacksaw let him free,
\nIt was a good thing I proposed no-one was there to see.
\nThe budgie that selects the cards would only pick up seeds,
\nThe bunch of flowers in his hat were rather ropey weeds,
\nBut the finale to his show was really rather weird
\nBy methods I will never know he simply disappeared.<\/p>\n
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\n Author notes
\nOK, it’s in ballad measure but I’ve written it in 14 syllable lines with
\ninternal rhyme since this allows me to pretend there is not much enjambment.<\/p>\n
Picture is from here:-
\nhttp:\/\/oblaky.deviantart.com\/art\/taken-46000079<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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