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I remember...
I remember...
legs climbing
over benches
sawdust puffs
bottom bumps
animal smells
lollipops & candy
floppy clowns,
painted smiles
striped pant stilts
tall feathers on
horses circling
dancing tutu dogs
distant lion’s roar
monkey chatter
clattering cages
grey wrinkled skin
ground shaking
elephants landing
colours flying
...Friday 25th January 2019 1:01 am
Raindrops
Raindrops
Like tears
Rain hits my umbrella
Bouncing bursting
Droplets scattering
Spreading my pain
Shimmering images
Relections of you
Love like rain
Showers me
With tears.
Frances Macaulay Forde © 2009
Written to the artwork of Jessica McCallum for her exhibition 'Raincheck' at His Majesty's Theatre, 2009.
Wednesday 11th July 2018 5:51 am
MR BOJANGLES
Like Mr Bo...
my heart jangles
when your smile
misses your eyes.
The face of a clown
soft shoe shuffling
through my soul.
White hands clasped.
The generous frill
framing your mask,
flutters like a wing
across the circus tent
of my broken heart.
Funny shoes walk strong,
confidently skirting around
landmines of feeling
clothed in ...
Wednesday 15th March 2017 4:58 pm
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