Circus Memories

Acrobats in the center ring Ballerina bears on balls and bicycles Cavalcades of clowns with calliopes Dancing damsels in glittery corsets and tulle skirts Elephants parade in wrinkled suits Fire eaters flourish flames Giants on stilts wave ribbons and flags High wire artists risk their necks to amuse us Impressive strongmen pull rocks on sledges Jugglers toss rings and pins and torches and make improbable catches Knife throwers thrill us with speed and accuracy Lion tamers in tights tease lions and tigers Mimes in masks mimic monkeys Nets cover the aviary of exotic birds Ostriches with riders race in the far ring Pink poodles in tutus ride on a tiny Ferris wheel Quick stepping ponies prance through their paces Ringmaster Robert in his red velvet frock coat and top hat looking debonair Slack rope walkers dance and do splits on a swaying rope Trapeze artists twirl in spangled leotards high above the crowds Unicyclists on unicycles tall and short and zigzag form fancy formations Velvet vixen contortionists fit inside tiny trunks and magic boxes Winged women do a wild dance in the air Xylophones play for the circus parade Yellow silks hang high above while leggy aerialists dangle and spin on the web Zebras perform in unison; feathered headdresses bobbing on their heads