Big Top circa 1953
on the star spangled drums
three lions yawn in turn
- not one can summon a roar
one tail-coated ringmaster
cracks two whips
- summons roars of applause
the three lumber out
half-asleep on their feet
- for the courage he takes a bow
it's the elephants next
or maybe the clowns
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gw2010
Like the inner rhymes of ums and ohs; and the memories - Chipperfields?
ReplyDeleteThank you Gordon. I can't remember the brand of circus. We naughty boys went in under the flap.
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