Masque

You danced your dance,
And sang your song:
Just a dancer from the dance.
A singer with just one song.
Leaving me spellbound with your dancing.
Eyes that captivate and are entrancing.
 
Your multiple facades.
And quaint masquerades.
Created for your gods.
On the darkened esplanades.
Loving the many nods.  
And he who applauds.
Belonging more to the bawds.
Rather than to empty accolades. 
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John RC Potter is an international educator from Canada, living in Istanbul. He has experienced a revolution (Indonesia), air strikes (Israel), earthquakes (Turkey), boredom (UAE), and blinding snow blizzards (Canada), the last being the subject of his story, “Snowbound in the House of God” (Memoirist). Recent prose publications include “Letter from Istanbul” (The Montreal Review) & “A Day in May 1965” (Erato Magazine); recent poetry publications include “From Vaisler Brothers to Tel Aviv” (New English Review”) & “Chiaroscuro” (Strangers and Karma Magazine). The author’s story, “Ruth’s World” (Fiction on the Web) was a Pushcart Prize nominee. His gay-themed children's picture book, The First Adventures of Walli and Magoo, is scheduled for publication. 
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Website: https://johnrcpotterauthor.com
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