An Awesome Performance

A lithe performer with Cirque d’Soliel First much oiled herself with Oil of Olay, Then practiced her intense high wire plie While clad only in a grand floral lei. Her act was a graceful mid-air ballet After, she rode off in a silver sleigh Driven by a group of leprechaun fey Audiences shouted a Spanish ole, Overall, an awesome performance, eh? THIRD PLACE WINNER Written November 1, 2022 Submitted to “Monomixorhyme” Poetry Contest Sponsored by Hilo Poet [61 words. Nine 10-syllable lines checked by HMS.com “plie” is a ballet term, pronounced two syllables “plea-aye.”]