Pre-Auction

In my neighborhood, there is

A well-known auction space

Where items are displayed before

The auction will take place.

 

It’s open to the public, so

Today we went to see

Some very famous songs composed

By Freddie Mercury.

 

So cool to see, in his own hand,

With doodles on the page,

The lyrics which I’ve heard

A thousand times, which still engage.

 

Why he crossed out “Mongolian”

Is anybody’s guess.

Was “Bohemian” with “Rhapsody”

More likely to impress?

 

The auction house had other

Special things to gaze upon

Before the day the auctioneer

Says, “Going, going, gone!”