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Picture the Shock

You can sing this to the melody of "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" I grew up in a little town Big excitement When the Circus came round Everyone would go to see The lions and the tigers And the flying trapeze Monkeys, elephants Camels too Only cheers, never a boo I grew up in a little town Picture the shock ~ the year the clown was brown

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P.S. Awtry

Date: 1/7/2019 10:24:00 AM

Lol! I grew up in a little town, too!

Gershon Wolf
Date: 1/7/2019 1:33:00 PM

Actually, I grew up in Chicago, but I've lived and worked in Warsaw, Indiana, Hanover, NH, and Sde Eliyahu, Israel---all really small towns. So I'm kind of an honorary small-towner, so to speak. ~ Gershon

Charlie Smith

Date: 6/30/2018 3:47:00 PM

Reminds me a bit of Shel Silverstein, good one Gershon...

Gershon Wolf
Date: 6/30/2018 10:58:00 PM

Hey, I'll take Shel for company any day of the week! Thanks a lot, Charlie!! ~ Gershon

Maureen Mcgreavy

Date: 6/30/2018 10:58:00 AM

Am reminded of a dear close friend, who moved out of our very colourful neighbourhood... her lament that her son is now growing up in a gentrified white area of town. Children gawk honestly, racism is learned behaviour. Well writ my friend, xomo!

Gershon Wolf
Date: 6/30/2018 10:56:00 PM

Astute commentary: Sad, but oh-so-true. Eternal vigilance is necessary to ensure that one's own kids don't succumb to racism's temptations...As for others, not much can be done, I'm afraid. And government is NOT the answer, of course. This stuff can't be legislated. The family IS the incubator for all prejudices (the bad and the good ones). Thanks for weighing in, Mo! :) gw

Lyric Man

Date: 6/29/2018 8:48:00 PM

I bet children didn't care!