There was a white faced circus clown
On odd days he would smile
On even days he would frown
He said he wished more people were odd like him
with juggling all the whiles
There was a white faced circus clown
who could easily summersault
He realized that most thought that they were separate
from what they see
but that it was not their fault
There was a white faced circus clown
who earned their whistles and cheers
He helped them leave their troubles behind
though they were not separate
from their fears
There is a little circus clown
with long orange floppy awkward feet
and if you ever meet with him
(who you are too)
you’re in for quite a treat
White Faced Circus Clown (1) Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2017
White Faced Circus Clown (2) Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2017
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My Blog primarily consists of close-up nature photos (that I've taken locally) combined with original holistic-truth oriented prose and/or poetry involving mindfulness/awareness. I love nature and I love understanding the whole (not merely the parts and the details). I'm a retired teacher of the multiply handicapped.
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I like your poem. 🙂 And the bird is a lovely white-faced clown 🙂
Thank you, Scifi! 🙂 He fits in well in the circus of the world!
Lovely poem Tom! Great analogies!
Thank you, Pieter! The poem may be for the birds! 🙂
wonderful poem, Thomas. Have a nice weekend, regards Mitza
Thanks much, Mitza! 🙂 Hoping your weekend is great! We’re enjoying warm weather after a long cold spell.
Terrific post, verse and photos!
Many thanks, Belinda! Keep snapp’n! 🙂
Clever poem, Tom, and lovely photo of the seagull.
Thanks, Karen! Seagulls are such skillful fliers; on the ground, they are more like silly clowns. 🙂
a much preferred
clown ending 🙂