Line Gauthier Poet Rhyme

Created Me a Circus

Big top three-ring-circus ferris wheel and sideshow freaks
Ringmaster draws your attention to the center ring
Presenting the bareback rider with a graceful fling

Silly clowns riding tricycles
Fierce animals and lion tamers
Elephants waiving their disclaimers

Cotton candy and merry-go-round
Trapeze acrobats dangling high in the air
Walking the tightrope without a care

No matter how it seems appearances can deceive
Though life is but a circus with its fireworks and flames
Behind the scenes might not always be fun and games



AP: Honorable Mention 2020

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Rhona Mcferran January 7, 2019 at 4:30 PM This is wonderful... and I especially LOVE the way you ended it! Perfect!! ;) Line Gauthier January 7, 2019 at 4:49 PM Thanks for your most appreciated visit and comment, Rhona.

Janice Canerdy January 5, 2019 at 8:19 PM Really well-written--descriptive, Line! Janice Line Gauthier January 6, 2019 at 6:52 AM Thanks, Janice. Most appreciated.

Ilene Bauer January 5, 2019 at 3:54 PM well done, line! you make an excellent point at the end. this struck me funny today because i actually spent the early afternoon at the big apple circus! Line Gauthier January 5, 2019 at 4:36 PM LOL I received your cosmic vibes, Ilene.

Carole Duet January 5, 2019 at 2:53 PM This is so true and a perfectly entertaining poem. Line Gauthier January 5, 2019 at 4:37 PM Thanks for your lovely visit and comment, Carole.

Robert L. Hinshaw January 5, 2019 at 11:47 AM You've got a winner here, Line! My kind of poetry. An aside - during my younger years, of all the idiotic things I've done, was as an ass't lion trainer for the Gainesville Community Circus in Texas. The trainer was Dave Hoover who went on to train lions and other animals in the Barnum-Bailey Circus. Line Gauthier January 5, 2019 at 12:49 PM Wow Robert. You can't say you had a dull life... so glad you survived to tell the tale. LOL