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A Big Smile

a saraband Big smile, laughter with a reason. Clowns oft disguise their pain with mirth, like the buffoon, Jackie Gleason. Stand-up comics are risible; Dick Van Dyke's stunts were visible. Grimaldi of London was right - "Grim all day" but funny at night written June 17, 2017 risible means "arousing or provoking laughter"

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James Inman

Date: 7/3/2017 8:07:00 PM

My favorite sad clown, Red Skelton, brought out life's sadness through his humor. A well thought out poem that many of us can relate to.

Ashley Conte

Date: 6/20/2017 4:39:00 AM

Using humor to evoke anguish is an innovative task. Well done and thank you for your comments on my poem!

Jan Allison

Date: 6/17/2017 4:26:00 PM

I can relate to this so much Reason not that I have 'pain' but I try to make other folks smile. No matter what is going on in my life (I wrote 11 funny poems 2 days before my dad died) I can write humour at a drop of a hat:-) hugs jan xx

Reason A. Poteet
Date: 6/18/2017 12:59:00 AM

Guess there's a bit of clown in most of us. Humor is a great way to deal with despair and pain, but is may be misunderstood by some folks. Thanks for the comment, Jan and have a super day reading and writing poetry.