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Make-Up

You cannot have that face. It doesn't belong to you. Try some other image, but not those star eyes of blue. Red is fine for lips, but not those squiggly lines at edge. Original face required, when you take the circus clown pledge.

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Curie Stark

Date: 5/1/2024 12:01:00 PM

Beautiful

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 5/1/2024 12:20:00 PM

Thank you.

Marikate Kingston

Date: 3/6/2024 12:48:00 PM

Oh, this was so funny and so true. Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 3/6/2024 1:20:00 PM

Thank you.

Bill Baker

Date: 2/21/2024 5:29:00 PM

fun read, Hilda. Thanks for sharing a little humor with us, my friend. Bill

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 2/21/2024 6:27:00 PM

Thank you. Makeup is an artistic pursuit.

Christina Bowring

Date: 2/14/2024 9:10:00 AM

A very entertaining read dear Hilda. So enjoyed it. I’m an original face as I never wear makeup ( rubbish at putting it on ) and probably look quite ghostly :) I love the imagery in your lines and the last line made me smile. Thank you for sharing: )) : )) - big clown smiles ! X

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 2/14/2024 12:19:00 PM

Thank you for your nice comment.

Joseph May

Date: 2/13/2024 6:59:00 AM

Making up to be funny, Nicely penned

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 2/13/2024 1:07:00 PM

Thank you.

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 2/13/2024 2:12:00 AM

- Original face is the best for everyday ... make-up for parties ... or for the circus clown at work ... great writing, Hilda :) - hugs

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 2/13/2024 4:12:00 AM

Thank you.

David Fisher

Date: 2/12/2024 4:23:00 AM

Yes, and it seems that many take the pledge plunge.

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 2/12/2024 6:47:00 AM

That's funny. Thanks for stopping by.

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 2/11/2024 6:49:00 PM

Not what I was expecting. I like being surprised. My favourite clown was Red Skeleton’s “Freddy The Freeloader.”

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 2/11/2024 7:16:00 PM

Oh, yes. Red Skelton was funny. Some of his skits would be prohibited by today's standards, but I say. Buldergash. Thanks for commenting.

Sotto Poet

Date: 2/11/2024 3:33:00 PM

Hilda, your composition is both enlightening and aesthetically pleasing. Your poem evoked a delightful response within me, particularly with its concluding verse and the enchanting description of 'those azure starry eyes'.

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 2/11/2024 3:49:00 PM

Thank you very much.

Duke Beaufort

Date: 2/11/2024 9:33:00 AM

My first read of this is that each clown face should be one's own original. Now for application...that is hard for today's world of people who don't want to think of themselves as clowns since they are looking to beautify themselves and hide any defects. So, we can certainly laugh at those attempts. It is, however, one heck of a large money-making industry with a lot of advertising. People who don't want to be clowns certainly sometimes are. It is kind of scary to see.

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 2/11/2024 11:15:00 AM

Thank you for your comment. This subject has been very popular.

Di11y Da11y

Date: 2/11/2024 6:39:00 AM

Ahh yes, clowns faces are the equivalent of copyrighted aren't they?! Whilst everyone else becomes clones as opposed to clowns (perhaps more via the cosmetic surgery than the make up). Interesting poem Hilda, enjoyed :)

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 2/11/2024 8:15:00 AM

Thank you.

Robert Schatz

Date: 2/11/2024 1:29:00 AM

I love the ending Hilda!

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 2/11/2024 5:25:00 AM

Thank you.

Gershon Wolf

Date: 2/10/2024 6:54:00 PM

'The Circus Clown Pledge' --- hitherto unbeknownst to me. ~ Red Kelly

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 2/10/2024 8:13:00 PM

Just a clown rule. Aren't all rules from clowns?

Evelyn Judy Buehler

Date: 2/10/2024 1:10:00 PM

Your poem made me smile, Hilda. Especially at the final line, and 'those star eyes of blue.'

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 2/10/2024 5:05:00 PM

Thank you for reading this poem. I kind of miss circuses. Now I have nowhere to run away to.

Ink Empress

Date: 2/10/2024 5:20:00 AM

I love make up, and I actually did conduct some international masterclasses here too to teach young women on a professional level on how to groom themselves without overdoing it, subtle make up is necessary as sometimes i too wonder what one was thinking when they come out looking like what youv described. Witty one. Made me smile hah! Your diverse pen always knows how to leave us readers in awe! Pleasure reading your work always. Sending you light always

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 2/10/2024 7:17:00 AM

Thank you.

Mystic Rose Rose

Date: 2/9/2024 6:25:00 PM

Guess clowns are in a class all of their own Hilda, :) love this

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 2/9/2024 6:45:00 PM

Thank you.

Sara Etgen-Baker

Date: 2/9/2024 2:26:00 PM

witty and clever, Hilda. I can see both literal and symbolic meaning to your words. If so, that's brilliant. Either way, your poem was a joy to read. Have a great evening, Sara

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 2/9/2024 2:37:00 PM

Thank you. Emmett Kelly was the most famous clown. Just a mention.