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Circus Poems - Poems about Circus

The Political Circus
there is a clown in every political house he who denies the climate crisis and calls it a "hoax" there is a clown in every political house presenting his circus show to please his own kind there is a clown in every political house who loves to be at balls and parties thus betraying his own nation...

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Categories: circus, natural disasters,
Form: Free verse
Circus Squeals
I am a circus freak— collar popped, polka dots. You throw apples and boo; I hate all of you too. I’m not bothered, though. One day, I’ll start a revolution and set fire to this whole place. You see me as a freak; I see myself as one of you elites— three-piece suit, walking cane. I’m going to dismantle the aristocracy internally. Join the cause or die. ...

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Categories: circus, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Free verse



Who's Boss?
One of the clowns in my circus wants to be ringmaster and crack the whip one of the sailors on board my boat wants to be captain and steer the ship but there's only room for one under the big tophat my dear so they're both out of luck and the buck stops here I have the last and final say tho' not one...

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Categories: circus, boat, fun, how i
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Les Cirque des Morts, Collaboration with Sara Jama
A cocooned cacophony of crickets serenades overgrown fields, drowning out the creaking of rusted cars long since abandoned. Maroon and sable tents blot the dilapidated ground— bloated and weathered, strips of fabric flapping in the harsh elements. Legends of wraiths wander, replicating whispers of infected insanity. Laughter lingers in suspect...

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Categories: circus, analogy, dark, death, horror,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Mi Vida Loca
I wake up swinging, fists in the air, Wrestling my dreams like they just don’t care. Life’s a rodeo, I hold on tight, Riding chaos like a bull in flight. --- The ghetto’s my kingdom, the concrete's my throne, Dodging pigeons like they're throwing stones. Sirens sing me lullabies at...

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Categories: circus, character, cool, crazy, deep,
Form: Rhyme



a joker's shift
In colors he bloomed, with a big red nose, He chose the job where laughter grows. There he stood in rounded boots, With a grin of mischief and playful hoots. Dressed like a child, his costume loose, A floppy hat, a bright jumpsuit. Then came the rain--it cleared the crowd, While the magician watched, silent and proud. And through the downpour, something broke...

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Categories: circus, character, deep, extended metaphor,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member A Snappy Comeback
Little Miss Mary was thirteen years old, and lived in gold, olden days; Like the longed for future, peeking at past, both of them full of praise. Miss Mary lived in a western town, with her dear Mother and Father; And adored redbirds as daily companions, singing 'til days got darker. Mary loved the magical, motley circus, eager as...

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Categories: circus, animal, dream, fantasy, fun,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member The Circus Narrative
she hears the cheering, the big drums, the cymbals and daddy’s narrative. …hears the crowd’s laughter, the clown’s are after. her heart beats rapidly at the possibility that the pail could contain confetti or water …the blind muses. she sees what she calls gray, the big elephant on parade. she’s so high on a tightwire - she exhales clouds. she sees more than the audience. she breathes the...

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Categories: circus, father daughter, imagery, imagination,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member All the World's a Circus
Shakespeare, who called the world a stage, was a most insightful bard and sage, but this clown, with a smile and smirkus, says it's much more like a circus....

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Categories: circus, silly,
Form: Epigram
Premium Member The Greatest Circus Clown
He shuffled in. He wore a frown. This lone stranger was new in town, but his teeth were straight, and his aim was true, and he had a hole in his head that birds went through, and I would put all my money down, that, everywhere, the world around, he'll be the greatest circus clown....

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Categories: circus, nonsense,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Circus Days
I ran away to the circus at the age of two on a sad day when it was raining. At first, I didn't know what I should do, not having the proper training. I started with an elephant and began to scrub. His skin was leathery and rough, but found I could continue with a gentler rub, when his skin...

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Categories: circus, nonsense,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Not Much of a Choice
Cooper was a large and curious tiger, the bright star of a motley circus, Always out of step with others; like erring moon, of dawn skies, citrus. He was well fed and got lots of attention, like rave days of mist roses, When silver moments tell true stories, before the latterly hour closes. Whenever other tigers went left, Cooper...

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Categories: circus, beauty, color, fun, nature,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member Circus
When chaos whirls like a merry go round in a haunted house, you have mastered the circus when you can stay calm. Heidi Sands 2/11/25 (C)opyright ...

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Categories: circus, introspection, life, strength,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Three-Ring Circus
walking a tightrope boos down here, cheers overhead safety-net ~ vanished ...

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Categories: circus, confusion,
Form: Senryu
Circus Act
The clumsy crazy clown with the frown had no loud lasting laughs from the crowd slipped as he chased the sly swift dog around the round ring with rainbows....

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Categories: circus, crazy, dog, rainbow, silly,
Form: Alliteration

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