Hooray for the Circus

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Poem of the week

By Ewan

Thu, 27 Apr 2017
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Oop-la and Alley Oop!
Billy Smart has returned to our screens,
the ringmaster dressed as John Bull-
shit from distressed lions
and homesick elephants
litters the floor of the house.

Roll up, roll up!
See Theresa on the tightrope!
“She has the legs for a leotard,”
says the circus correspondent
of the Daily Post-
factual newspaper.

Chipperfield’s will come to town,
the cages are empty - there are only
clowns and acrobats but
the people want animals
that they fear in cages,
while safe under the big top.

So Billy Smart’s will get the vote,
Chipperfield's is finished.
There’ll be no Barnum and Bailey
coalition, just a confederacy of clowns
and animal acts cheered on
by the baying mob.

We’ll have our circus,
but there may not be any bread.

Certificate 15
Poem
Days Like These
Inspiration Point (work that responds to our weekly writing cue)

Comments

Submitted by Ed Crane on

Watch out for  T-Rex.

 

Submitted by Ewan on

for reading and commenting, Ed.

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Submitted by Parson Thru on

So accurate. Loving the hyphenation.

Parson Thru

Submitted by Ewan on

Parson, old bean. I see the floppy-haired Borka the Clown has been performing today. O What A Circus, eh?

Thanks for reading and commenting

Best

Ewan

PD ¡Les agradezco por las cerezas, Senores Redactores!

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Submitted by Philip Sidney on

A great description of current events - love the DM reference.  Was the media always as bad as this?  Great piece.

Submitted by Philip Sidney on

This tumbling, topical, big top piece is our facebook and twitter pick of the day!  Do share if you like it too.

Submitted by Ewan on

thanks.
The Daily Mail has ever been frothing at the mouth over trivialities, however, I think since the advent of the on-line version it has become remarkably cruel. This is probably the consequence of the anonymity of the internet. For some reason we feel able to say or write unacceptable things,"it's only the internet", we say. Even we reserved Britons seem able to troll with the worst of them. It's very sad.
I often think it should require a long algebraic string of key-strokes before we can send anything out into the Social Media jungle...
Anyway thanks again for the pick.

Best

Ewan

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Submitted by airyfairy on

Nailed it, Ewan.  And, as you say, Bozo himself back in the ring today.  Someone keep him away from plugs and sharp objects, for all our sakes.   

Submitted by Ewan on

quite stunning. The worst politician in a secretary of state post since Defence Secretary George "last night the Royal Air Force bombed Siberia" Robertson. You 'ave to larf.

Thanks for reading and commenting.

Ewan

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Submitted by Ray Schaufeld on

Yes apt lyrics. Bread, who needs it? Our politicians was fed popcorn and slush puppie from when they was pups and they're alright eh.

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

This is our Poem of the Week - Congratulations!