Constance La France Poet Lyric

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Poetry/Lyric/Faded Hue of Pale
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Written, August 20, 2024
For the International Contest, Glenn Hughes
Sponsor, Robert James Liguori, Judged 09/16/2024

Second Place

Faded Hue of Pale

Based on the song, Whiter Shade of Pale

Sung By Glenn Hughes
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Faded Hue of Pale

We twirled in a wild Spanish dance,
spinning in circles on the floor,
I was becoming white and ill.

And all the people yelled for more,
as the place was clapping loudly,
and my mind was blown away.

I really wanted more booze,
and it came with no delay.

And a long time after,
the bartender told a tale;
that the dancers were phantasmal,
and were a faded hue of pale. 

He spoke, "It has no sense,
facts obvious to spot !"
So, I roamed among that wild wanton crowd.

And I wished to embrace one, yes
one of the vulgar, lustful men;
but his hand was dead like a rock.

And with perception wavering,
I could have been in a bad dream.

And a long time after,
the bartender told a tale;
that the dancers were phantasmal,
and were a faded hue of pale.

And a long time after,
the bartender told a tale;
that the dancers were phantasmal,
and were a faded hue of pale.

Or, maybe seemed a faded hue of pale,
in the dimness, yeah, a faded hue of pale.

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Robert James Liguori December 6, 2024 at 3:03 AM Congratulations on second. You did a really nice job with your poem. Constance La France December 6, 2024 at 5:16 AM Robert, thank you for the contest, and the congratulations, and compliment, blessings, Constance

thriveni c mysore September 16, 2024 at 6:54 AM great choice of song to express such anguish dear poet. congratulations. Constance La France September 17, 2024 at 4:56 AM Thriveni, thank you so much for the compliment, comment, and congratulation, I love that song, Constance

Crystol Woods September 16, 2024 at 5:37 AM Wow... this flows like water downhill... beautiful and lazy but also rough and wild. Love this! Xo Constance La France September 16, 2024 at 5:41 AM Crystol, thank you so much for the compliment and comment, Constance

Daniel Henry Rodgers August 21, 2024 at 7:55 AM Dear Constance, I loved that song growing up. Your poem brings forth the aspects of reality and illusion and sometimes it can be so confusing to us especially in emotions. In the day I was that party person, many things were false. Your well inked words took me back for a moment. - Blessings, My Dear Friend, Daniel Constance La France August 21, 2024 at 8:01 AM Daniel, thank you for the great comment, and compliment. I too, went through a period of confusion looking in all the wrong places, associating with all the wrong people, it now feels like a bad dream. The person I was then, is dead to me, blessings, Constance