Day at the Circus
by Alan Bigelow and Kellie Hogan
What a day when papa Joe tears my heart
A band-aid in the form of circus fun
Un jeune homme dit: “Je la vois sur la carte!”
Hoping clowns will replace his father’s gun
The ring master bows, lifting his hat high
Royal Bengels soaring through flaming hoops
Bring smile to my lips and tear to my eye
Silly clown slips on banana peel: oops!
Father looks at me, concern on his face
Asks if monkeys in tutus make me laugh
My sadness is gone, a smile in its place
“You beat me too much”, I pull out a graph
Elephant’s turbulent strut , so to speak,
Shakes a single shining tear from my cheek
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