Big Top Carnival Time

Good evening
Ladies, gentlemen
Start the show
For tonight
A feast for your eyes to see
Like nothing before

Tigers, bears
Your jaws to the ground
More you want
More you'll get
So great your head might explode
You'll be begging more

***By Chris Matt for Nette Onclaud's contest, “Share a Shadorma.”***
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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Freeman Avatar
August 23, 2011 at 9:54 PM
Eerie carnivals...always make me think of ghost and goblins, Chris, for some reason. Congrats on a worthy poem presentation. Agape, Moses
Dietrich Avatar
August 23, 2011 at 4:14 PM
GREAT job with this one. The circus aspect is so fun. Congrats on your win.
Poet Avatar
August 23, 2011 at 1:54 PM
Congrats Chris on your 4th place win with this beautiful write.
Ramsdale Avatar
August 23, 2011 at 11:38 AM
Congratulations on your winning placement in nette's Shadorma contest. You left the reader with a mood of excitement. Good job! Caryl Ramsdale
Brown Avatar
August 23, 2011 at 10:07 AM
Congratulations on your placement in Nette's "Share A Shadorma" contest Chris. Love, Carol
Sweetheart Avatar
August 23, 2011 at 9:13 AM
Congrats Chris on your 4th place win with this elegant entry on carnival...luv..
Mehta Avatar
August 23, 2011 at 9:04 AM
Congratulations on the win in the contest of nette,Chris
Williams Avatar
August 23, 2011 at 4:00 AM
hey Chris congrats on your win, ..exploding heads.. ha ha ha .. David
Macmillan Avatar
August 22, 2011 at 10:54 PM
Congrats on the win, Chris! Cheers from Cyndi
Mehta Avatar
August 15, 2011 at 3:56 PM
Very unique write on the carnival, Chris
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