Tis the Day of Fools

Posted on April 1, 2016 by Charles Yallowitz
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 Tis the Day of Pranks
Where nothing is what it seems
Or everything is true
Paranoia settles in
With no escape until the dawn
Traps are lurking
Yet maybe they are not
Is that friend genuine
Or coaxing you into their web?
For one day
Everyone is out to get you
Unless they are not
The real truth is
You will never know

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About Charles Yallowitz

Charles E. Yallowitz was born, raised, and educated in New York. Then he spent a few years in Florida, realized his fear of alligators, and moved back to the Empire State. When he isn't working hard on his epic fantasy stories, Charles can be found cooking or going on whatever adventure his son has planned for the day. 'Legends of Windemere' is his first series, but it certainly won't be his last.
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19 Responses to Tis the Day of Fools

  1. P. S. Hoffman's avatar P. S. Hoffman says:
    April 1, 2016 at 10:20 am

    My fears. I love this poem as much as I hate this day. Nicely written.

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  2. L. Marie's avatar L. Marie says:
    April 1, 2016 at 10:21 am

    Ha! So true! I question every bit of news someone shares today!
    Two people I know were born on April 1. A hard day for a birthday! I’m sure they’ve heard every variation of “You’re an April fool.”

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  3. Nicholas C. Rossis's avatar Nicholas C. Rossis says:
    April 1, 2016 at 10:35 am

    Hopefully you *will* know – tomorrow!

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  5. Marje @ Kyrosmagica's avatar Marje @ Kyrosmagica says:
    April 1, 2016 at 1:30 pm

    Reblogged this on K Y R O S M A G I C A and commented:
    It’s April 1st!!! What pranks have been played on you today? Or are you the prankster? I went to the dentist – what a way to spend April Fool’s Day for once I was hoping that they were pranking me and my appointment was a joke! But sadly it was not the case….. Enjoy this reblog of a bit of April Fool’s poetry via Charles yallowitz – Legends of Windemere.

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  6. Marje @ Kyrosmagica's avatar Marje @ Kyrosmagica says:
    April 1, 2016 at 1:31 pm

    I ended up at the dentist today, I feared it was a prank but sadly it wasn’t! Just reblogged your post. 🙂

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  7. Dom DiFrancesco's avatar Dom DiFrancesco says:
    April 1, 2016 at 3:30 pm

    I suppose the real prank is never knowing whether something is a prank or not as you suggest. April 2nd can’t get here soon enough. 🙂

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  8. John W. Howell's avatar John W. Howell says:
    April 1, 2016 at 5:55 pm

    You’ll never know is an understatement.

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