Sunday, April 29, 2018

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[image: James Amstrong - Pan; from google dot com. Fair Use]


his first big competition

this wasn't the school concert hall
these were strangers called the audience

he could hear them cheering
just before the curtain rose
that's when he fainted
STORY OF A PAN MAN © gillena cox 2018


Revisit
29 Apr 2017
29 Apr 2016
29 Apr 2015


Blog hopping today with imaginary garden. In April we write a poem every day

Fireblossom Friday : This Is (Almost) The End
Prompted by Fireblossom


ENJOY THE MUSIC

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Location: St James, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

28 comments:

  1. Rosemary Nissen-WadeApril 29, 2018 at 5:32 AM

    Oh, I'm sorry – I laughed on reading that last line. What a mean, nasty person I must be!

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    1. Gillena CoxApril 29, 2018 at 8:31 AM

      😊sad but humourous maybe. Thanks for dropping by Rosemary


      Much🌼love

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  2. BrendanApril 29, 2018 at 6:20 AM

    A great response to the challenge, Gillena. Stage fright keeps the victim ever standing just offstage, terrified to cross that threshold into the glare where destiny awaits. (Or maybe polite applause.)

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    1. Gillena CoxApril 29, 2018 at 8:32 AM

      Thank you for your appreciation Brendan

      Much🌼love

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  3. ElleceeApril 29, 2018 at 6:33 AM

    Oh, what a shame, poor guy. A sad but fun write :-)

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  4. FireblossomApril 29, 2018 at 6:55 AM

    Ha, I can just see it. Well done.

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    1. Gillena CoxApril 29, 2018 at 8:33 AM

      Thank you for dropping by to read mine Fireblossom

      Much🌼love

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  5. Kerry O'ConnorApril 29, 2018 at 7:13 AM

    Stage fright will do that to a person.

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    1. Gillena CoxApril 29, 2018 at 8:34 AM

      Indeed; happy you dropped by Kerry

      Much🌼love

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  6. AnonymousApril 29, 2018 at 9:11 AM

    How do I feel about this poem? Much Love!

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  7. annell4April 29, 2018 at 9:35 AM

    It takes a brave fool, to stand while the curtain goes up, and there he be, in all his splendor. I enjoyed reading.

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  8. brudbergApril 29, 2018 at 9:56 AM

    Oh that stage... we dream about it until we are there and realize we rather be somewhere else.

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  9. revelationsApril 29, 2018 at 1:15 PM

    I must admit I chuckled at the end... although stage fright and I are old friends

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  10. Gillena CoxApril 29, 2018 at 1:17 PM

    Thanks for dropping by Robert

    Much love...

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  11. Sherry Blue SkyApril 29, 2018 at 1:34 PM

    Oh my. I hope he recovered and went on to perform spectacularly!

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  12. Gillena CoxApril 29, 2018 at 4:32 PM

    Thanks for dropping by Sherry

    Much🌼love

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  13. Maude LynnApril 29, 2018 at 5:26 PM

    Oh, no!

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  14. Gillena CoxApril 29, 2018 at 5:44 PM

    Thanks for dropping by MZ

    Much🌼love

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  15. Frank J. TassoneApril 29, 2018 at 6:35 PM

    Hahaha! Brilliant!

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  16. tonispencerApril 29, 2018 at 8:22 PM

    A sad but very funny poem.

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  17. JimApril 30, 2018 at 12:07 AM

    Some ends can come at any time, others follow a rigid schedule. Lovely poem, Gillena. It made me feeling sorry for the guy.
    ..

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  18. Gillena CoxApril 30, 2018 at 6:25 AM

    Thanks for dropping by Jim

    Much🌼love

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