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Poetry/Lyric/Faded Hue of Pale
Copyright Protected, ID 08-1666-694-20
All Rights Reserve, 2024, Constance La France
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Written, August 20, 2024
For the International Contest, Glenn Hughes
Sponsor, Robert James Liguori, Judged 09/16/2024

Second Place

Based on the song, Whiter Shade of Pale Sung By Glenn Hughes ___________________________ 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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Date: 12/6/2024 3:03:00 AM
Congratulations on second. You did a really nice job with your poem.
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Constance La France
Date: 12/6/2024 5:16:00 AM
Robert, thank you for the contest, and the congratulations, and compliment, blessings, Constance
Date: 9/16/2024 1:42:00 PM
Nice placement in the contest. You gave it your own spin
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Date: 9/17/2024 4:55:00 AM
Tom, thank you so much for the compliment, and the comment, Constance
Date: 9/16/2024 6:54:00 AM
great choice of song to express such anguish dear poet. congratulations.
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Date: 9/17/2024 4:56:00 AM
Thriveni, thank you so much for the compliment, comment, and congratulation, I love that song, Constance
Date: 9/16/2024 5:37:00 AM
Wow... this flows like water downhill... beautiful and lazy but also rough and wild. Love this! Xo
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Constance La France
Date: 9/16/2024 5:41:00 AM
Crystol, thank you so much for the compliment and comment, Constance
Date: 8/21/2024 7:55:00 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
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Constance La France
Date: 8/21/2024 8:01:00 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

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