Come one, come all, to the circus tonight,
you will see me flying through the air,
my act will be full of dangerous thrills,
the circus crowd will all stop and stare.
I will land in a large net at the ending,
working alone, the spotlight shines on me,
the crowd sits in silent anticipation,
of the wonder they are about to see.
My moment in the spotlight is upon me,
I must conquer my fears to do the show,
it is now time to climb up the ladder,
I wave to all the children sitting below.
As I slide down into the cannon's barrel,
I say to myself a little prayer or two,
I can smell the fuse as it catches fire,
closing my eyes is the last thing I do.
The cannon shoots me high into the air,
with an explosion that deafen the ears,
for a brief moment I feel I am flying,
in that moment I've forgotten all my fear.
The colors of the circus fly by as a blur,
landing in the net safely, I give a sigh,
this is the greatest feeling in the world,
another night of flying through the sky.
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Written August 26th, 2004
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Wow! This seems almost an allegorical poem on life. I like this alot. You are such a clever young lady! This one had me flying as well. Wo0-H0o!
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i like this it is fun the idea of flying appeals to us all..is this really a methor for the hope that we all have ie that our spirit soars heavenward great
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I hate when I am in a contest, and NO comment is left....I always leave comments, but not til the contest is over. Thanks again for the entry. Cheryl
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Thank you for taking the time to read and to leave such a lovely comment. I appreciate it. I kind of got the idea of the cannon when I was watching a cartoon with my grandaughter. I thought now there's something you don't see everyday.
, at least not in my little town. This was a great contest to write a poem for, lots of hun! Take care, Sandy
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Thank you so much for entering our contest. When SouthernPoet and I decided to have a contest together, this was the first thing that came to my mind for what to do. I am a professional clown for about 15 years now. This ties in close to the circus. I have never worked in a circus, but sounded like fun.
This is such a good write. I enjoyed the fun of flying through the air. I always that that would be such a thrill, but I would never have the guts to try it. Like bungee jumping.
You have great rhyme and flow in your poem, through out the whole thing. Nice form too.
Thanks for entering.
Cheryl
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Thank you for taking the time to read and comment on my poem. I appreciate it. Great Contest! Take care, Sandy
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Hi Dark, I hope you get rid of your headache. Thank you for the nice comment. You always are so gracious about commenting on my poems. I appreciate it. I look forward to your next one. Take care, Sandy
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yOU MUST BE GETTING BETTER AND BETTER AND YOU GO GIRL you are on a roll...sorry I could not write some more i have a terrible headache....THE DARK
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Nice write. I enjoyed reading it. It is well presented and has
great flow. Surely not something I would like to do. Thanks for entering the contest, I wish you the best of luck. Keep up the great writing.
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