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Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Waiting for the Magic

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All the World's a Stage,
with me bumbling 
about on it,
like Ms Magoo,
tripping over my feet,
slapping myself 
upside the head,
muttering to myself.

Curtains get stuck 
on the draw-ropes,
opening and closing
at random moments,
dust thick
in the old theatre.

The audience 
grows restless,
coughing,
shuffling their feet,
and rattling 
their programs.

They are waiting
for the magic
to begin.

Me, too!

Hee hee. Posted for Poetry Jam's prompt: Magic. 
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42 comments:

  1. GabriellaOctober 1, 2014 at 10:11 AM

    Sherry, you are a laugh! This is very funny and I enjoyed it very much. The ability to laugh at oneself is a wonderful quality.

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  2. MaryOctober 1, 2014 at 10:11 AM

    Sherry, your kind of magic is the best kind...from the heart & real! Nothing make believe with you. The magic HAS begun indeed.

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  3. Sumana RoyOctober 1, 2014 at 10:29 AM

    Oh Sherry thank you for the smile...I can feel the poise too...

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  4. PeggyOctober 1, 2014 at 10:30 AM

    LOL I enjoyed this Sherry. I can so identify with the image!

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  5. alan1704October 1, 2014 at 10:45 AM

    very well done and very funny, i think we all associate with this.

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  6. SusanOctober 1, 2014 at 11:50 AM

    Aw! Can't you alll see the magic? They are all in this theatre together. Love!

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  7. Fascinating QuestOctober 2, 2014 at 1:37 AM

    The practical and funny truths of making magic... Lovely descriptions :)

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  8. Marcoantonio Arellano (Nene)October 2, 2014 at 2:25 AM

    i think i'm the stage boy tugging on the curtain draw rope but it keeps getting caught.

    i have concluded that the magic is the reality of me tugging and tugging and tugging.

    gracias mi amiga for sharing the stage

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  9. Eileen T O'Neill .....October 2, 2014 at 9:08 AM

    Sherry,
    What a star performance from you, with this magical turn!! A very clever view of the prompt..Star billing, I would think!!
    Eileen

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  10. Kimiko Love MartinezOctober 2, 2014 at 10:23 AM

    Hahaha. Love this. So real. I feel this way so often!

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  11. Wendy BourkeOctober 2, 2014 at 4:35 PM

    A lovely bit of whimsy. "waiting for the magic to begin" - aren't we all. Smiles.

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  12. SuzyOctober 2, 2014 at 11:05 PM

    A fun read and great imagery. I think there are a lot of us waiting for the magic.

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  13. CifarOctober 3, 2014 at 4:24 AM

    well done, nice imagery

    Magic

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  14. Laurie KolpOctober 3, 2014 at 4:49 AM

    lol... What a wonderfully entertaining start to my day, Sherry.

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  15. Mary Ann PotterOctober 3, 2014 at 4:13 PM

    I loved this, Ms. Magoo!!! (I used to love Mr. Magoo when I was a kid!) Fun poem!

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  16. Dr. Pearl Ketover Prilik (PKP)October 5, 2014 at 9:02 AM

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  17. Dr. Pearl Ketover Prilik (PKP)October 5, 2014 at 9:04 AM

    Had a suggestion and changed my mind - Adorable poem just as it is !

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  18. ClaudiaOctober 5, 2014 at 9:11 AM

    oh that made me smile... the curtains in that play called life...they open and close seemingly randomly indeed...and sometimes it's just too good or too funny or too embarrassing to be true...smiles

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  19. brudbergOctober 5, 2014 at 10:11 AM

    Life as a stage.. Just wonderful when you can laugh at yourself.. great advice.

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  20. NatašekOctober 5, 2014 at 10:12 AM

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  21. NatašekOctober 5, 2014 at 10:14 AM

    lovely...it is a stage... and waiting for the magic to begin.. great one!

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  22. Steve KingOctober 5, 2014 at 11:54 AM

    Sometimes I feel like a supporting actor in the daily tragicomedy...but there is occasional magic, even if we have to conjure it ourselves. Nice going with this one.
    Steve K.

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  23. Gillena CoxOctober 5, 2014 at 12:08 PM

    there in lies the great difference; if you are in the audience you must wait on the performance

    have a nice week

    happy you dropped in at my blog

    much love...

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  24. ZQOctober 5, 2014 at 12:46 PM

    Haha ...you just keep amazing me. Wonderful!
    ZQ

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  25. GraceOctober 5, 2014 at 12:55 PM

    This was fun to read Sherry, smiles ~ All the world 's a stage ~

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  26. AnonymousOctober 5, 2014 at 1:10 PM

    Sherry, you are too funny! I believe in your writing is filled with magic and I am so happy to be part of your audience!!! K

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  27. TALONOctober 5, 2014 at 1:21 PM

    Oh, that impatient audience! The magic is in your every word, Sherry!

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  28. UnknownOctober 5, 2014 at 1:29 PM

    Sherry your words are magical. What a fun satire on life as we stumble and try to catch a bit of the "show."

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  29. rallentandaOctober 5, 2014 at 2:14 PM

    A fun read Sherry !

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  30. humbirdOctober 5, 2014 at 2:20 PM

    Ah, it's so important to remember look at ourselves
    from the audience side and in same time to have a fun! ~ Magic it is :)xx

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  31. TruedessaOctober 5, 2014 at 3:24 PM

    Sherry,

    This made me smile as life is a stage as we all wait for the magic.

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  32. Stacy M.S.October 5, 2014 at 7:49 PM

    i can relate to this well, sherry! i'm still awaiting some of that magic as well. :)

    stacy

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  33. dsnake1October 5, 2014 at 8:59 PM

    hehe!

    Encore! :D

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  34. Preeti S.October 6, 2014 at 3:48 AM

    "They are waiting
    for the magic
    to begin.

    Me, too!" - What a brilliant ending!

    I really enjoyed reading this. :)

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  35. SaravOctober 6, 2014 at 6:24 AM

    Sherry, you are magical indeed! Thank you for the laugh with my coffee this morning :-)

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  36. Carrie Van HornOctober 6, 2014 at 8:00 AM

    I have performed that same stage performance...we must share noted Sherry. Life...can be that way sometimes...I guess the best thing to do when we can is laugh. :-)

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  37. AnonymousOctober 6, 2014 at 8:13 AM

    Love it Sherry. Especially because the magic begins every time we pick up our pens...

    Elizabeth

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  38. Myrna R.October 6, 2014 at 9:23 AM

    Love the humor in this. But I know you know magic. You see it in nature, in the sky and inside.

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  39. Abin ChakrabortyOctober 6, 2014 at 11:48 AM

    this was a fun read. and life can be just as random as that.bravo!

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  40. J.N.T.October 6, 2014 at 12:52 PM

    always a delight to read your concoctions Sherry!!! :)

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  41. IntelliblogOctober 7, 2014 at 2:55 PM

    Lovely, Sherry. I liked the metaphor of life as theatre where a magic show is always there as a show, ready to begin.

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  42. Gen Giggles October 7, 2014 at 5:28 PM

    Great poem. Very entertaining.

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