Big Top

When I was just a small child

my heart was with the circus,

my favorite acts were clowns

with their silly – crazy antics,

a zany fool approached our ma

while playing to the audience;

he turned to her and declared

“Smell my rose's fragrance!”

She took a whiff of his red rose,

he squirted water up her nose,

our ma with her smile quite fake,

joker then made quick escape,

ma's smile gone a frown did take,

later came big, main attraction,

fired from cannon man of action

in net he landed and got tangled

like a squirming salmon wrangled,

resembling arrow shot from bow

landing on trampoline below,

daredevil to core I thought with glee,

but ma's impression was irresponsible see.