We were challenged at Three Word Wednesday to use the following three words: Absolve, Hiss, and Ridicule. Here’s my take! Amy
VAUDEVILLE (Absolve, Hiss, Ridicule)
Grandpa gave me great treasures
Stories of his vaudeville days
He played clarinet in the house band
when melodramas were the craze
The villain, in handlebar moustache
His entrance greeted by the audience’s hiss
They knew his only goal was to take
a helpless young maiden’s first kiss
Once the play ended on a high note
with the maiden happily married
Out came a comic; if his shtick was tired
They’d ridicule ‘til he was harried
Out came the hook, on came the dancers
with lots of leg, quite beguiling
And thus distracted from former acts
The manager was absolved; they left smiling
© 2010 Amy Barlow Liberatore/Sharp Little Pencil
Sharp Little Pencil 
Dreamer
An enjoyable poem with an added bonus of a trip back in time. Good stuff!
Sharp Little Pencil
Thanks, Dreamer. Yeah, I do love looking back, as I mentioned to Sender, above. I’m coming your way now to take a look! Peace, Amy
SenderUpWords
I really enjoyed this in a peculiar kind of way if that makes any sense to you. Nice write. Love and Light, Sender
Sharp Little Pencil
I think I get you, Sender. These were the types of stories told to me by my mom and grandparents. Back in the day, they rarely had two nickels to rub together, so Grandpa would play anywhere, anytime, and some of his vaudeville experiences, along with my mom’s singer-in-a-band stuff, are priceless. It was the only way I could connect the three words that made sense to me!! I’ll run over to your blog and see what you did now. Peace, Amy
auntiequary
Great take on the 3WW! How cool that your Grandpa actually did this. I bet he did have lots of great stories!
Sharp Little Pencil
Oh, he was a character, Bill Laughlin was. His wife, Blanche, too! And Mama told me alllllll the stories she could remember, and I’m making use of them in prose and in poetry, as well as to set aside for my daughter! Thanks so much! Amy
ThomG
Lovely images of a day gone by.
Sharp Little Pencil
Thom, thanks for stopping by, and for the nice comment! I’m heading over your way now! Peace, Amy
ThomG
For two weeks now. This explains a lot: http://www.gabrukiewicz.com/2010/08/why-i-just-quit-my-day-job.html