My Young Life; it was a Circus Whiled away a day and a half
There in Podunk, Mississippi
I happened upon, magic lure
The circus was in town big time
Big time for the big top right there
Right there in that little town. Clowns!
I always dreamed of meeting one
Now here in Podunk six bold ones
They took me in, a meal then some I watched their rehearsal, was sold
I would grow up to be a clown
A big nosed clown make people laugh
I could juggle, I showed my stuff
And ride a unicycle too
Can you come with us, we need you
I went that day, performed that night
The crowd laughed and clapped, this young lass
He stole the show that night but then.
The other clowns they cried. Jealous.
Poisoned me. Now I'm side show help
Photos and Poem Copyright © 2012 and 2016 Jimmiehov, All Rights Reserved
Photos: http://jimmiehov.blogspot.com/2012/08/my-alphabe-thursday-k-things-in-row-two.html, a mostly circus posting where we took a granddaughter, KP, at age three.
Poem prompt Sunday, July 25, from Magaly Guerrero at the Imaginary Garden with Real Toads, Play it Again post, http://withrealtoads.blogspot.com/2016/07/play-it-again-toads.html .
And also I'm linked today with the Marian at the Imaginary Garden with Real Toads, Tuesday Platform, http://withrealtoads.blogspot.com/2016/07/the-tuesday-platform_26.html .
In 'Playing Again' "Words Count with Mama Zen: “Is your life a circus?” (A dangerous thing to ask these days, I know.)"" Mom Zee put a maximum word count of 90 which I did not pick up until I finished writing my 'poem'. I exceed that, my count without the title is 134, but "there is a next time."
Hah, I like the punchline. And also the repetition in this, especially at the beginning.
ReplyDeleteNowaday's you're right. Many folks will say their life is a circus and then follow that admission witha "positive face/ mask, as if one can never say anymore one's true feelings. i'm glad you're enjoying your granddaughter. It is great to share activities with her; that is more precious than any material gift.
ReplyDeleteThat last stanza was a twist!
ReplyDeleteOh, sad ending to a delightful story.
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