POETRY READING III
I waited for the cymbals to crash
The audience to applaud
The curtains to open
Only three people showed up
Two old ladies who couldn’t hear well
One janitor who sat with mop and pail
I listened I read I wondered
Where is the massive audience
To hear what a poet has to say
I read to my audience
As if there were a thousand people present
Vincent J. Tomeo, 63, of Flushing, has won SPL awards many times, and he recaptures his title this year. Vincent is a high school social studies teacher who discovered his inner poet after he temporarily lost his eyesight and attended a poetry workshop for therapy. Once he found the muse, he began writing his way to award after award at local, state and national levels. Way to go, Vincent. His sign is Gemini.