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Performance At Noon
At a quarter
Until the stroke of noon
Jacob entered the casino's saloon.
He walked over
Stuck out his hand
and began to speak to Rue's right-hand man.
"Thank you kindly, Ronan.
I'm much obliged.
You will hardly believe your eyes."
Jacob turned
And with a wave of his hand
Motioned over his merry band.
Circus folk,
Both great and small,
All approached at Jacob's call.
A muscled man,
The strongest of all
Iron Pete is what he's called.
An exotic beauty
From the far away Caspian Sea,
Fatima's snake draped across her body.
A giant of a man,
So very, very tall,
Next to the smallest man of all.
"That is Samson
And his friend Tiny Tim,"
Said Jacob with a grin.
A man in a top hat
With a dashing mustache
Carried along, his knife stash.
"This is Monty,
The greatest at throwing knives.
Never misses the target, even with closed eyes."
A man in a cape
"I am Vincent the Great!
There is nothing from which I cannot escape"
Next to the magician,
Stood a pretty gal
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Busted Gulch Volume 12
AdventureA stranger has come to Busted Gulch hoping to exploit the town. Will he succeed or will his past stand in his way. Come read Busted Gulch vol 12 a Western story told by a collaboration of authors and poets from around the globe in poetry and prose...
