When I was a lad
There came a circus in town
Acrobats and a juggler
Midgets and a magician
Lions and a clown…
I went with my folks
Oh, what a show
I wanted more
With friends, I sneaked in
On a packed Friday night
This time the clown
Picked me
Funny tricks he played on me
Poked fun of me
He performed each show
A routine of his
I knew the drill
Finally, the clown turns the prank on himself
His final act
He howled and cried
Beat his chest
Audience cracked up
The roars of laughter faraway
And the clown in tears
Next to me…
Lights fade out
End of show.
arjun bagga 
The tears of a clown. Engenders so much
The debris is capricious
🙂
Love it Arjun this piece is beautiful and what a interesting Mural !
it is quite interesting, I’m glad you like it. Thank you so much Serach!
Thank you my friend ! Xoxo
The clown figure is one of the most mysterious of the frequent characters we see over and over in art and literature. And mystery movies!
Ironically, never in us.
Indeed The Clown Characters make us Laugh but in between we fail to see his Pain…Leaving his Pain behind he does his job to make others smile perfectly..
A paid job, we paid to see through his and ours too, briefly!
such provoking images! Well done~
Nature’s one of many playgrounds..Thank you Cindy!
wow!!magical my friend as usualy!:)
Thank you Massi! :))
That’s a nice mural!
beautiful!
Arjun you never fail to mystify and entertain me with your provoking blogs. Love the murial. Love yisraela
Love your new header toooooooo!
I’m gonna gel my hair and walk upright today!
I am glad ! You should : )
ridi pagliaccio!
Very powerful poem about powerlessness. Circular and beautiful. Very cool.
Yea, circular. Now when it’s my turn, I wish someone’s standing next to me! :))
Arjun-the photographs are wonderful-Chaplin is timeless- and the poem has a bittersweet feel about it-well done!
It was sheer luck I found him and a brilliant maker that he is, he made me sit for two hours and showed me his profound magic!
Beautiful! Real tears are not easy to laugh at if you stand next to them.
Your lessons are worth a ponder but importantly puts a smile every time!
Wonderful imagery and words, both intertwined so well. Tears and laughter, such a finely drawn line between the two. fade out, end of show., brings forth sadness, creating tears that flow. xxxx
No more, I smile, got you back, next to me!!
A classic.
:))
You always inspire me with your beautiful words and photos.
We toil to impress you. Thank you so much!
Blissful poem ,brings out the child in me.Excellent picture.Jalal
Thanks Jalal. Glad you like the poem and picture. Feels great!
Very well captured – the clown is a part of us all – whatever we say… 🙂 😉
Of course. Thank you Drake. Glad to hear from you!
The Mirror and The Clown is anyone ever really With them, or just alongside for a while?
Every show, be it a clown or a magician but never if it’s not a paid show, no audience or a stage. Make a fool of me, give me an applause.
Hello Arjun
Loved the piece.
Did you perchance have thoughts of Raj Kapoor’s Mera Naam Joker somewhere playing in your mind? The Clown nay Joker achieves mastery of making others laugh and be happy.Does the vocation in some way obliterate the fact that he also is a human with his regrets and sadness ?
Shakti
Un caro saluto
.marta
PS: non ti leggo più, spero tutto bene!
Tutto è bene ora. Grazie. Forse mi mancava voi. Ha Ha …
Non esagerare eh…
😉
Ciao
Ah, giusto.
Wonderful and poignant. Did you find out why the clown was crying?
In fact the last line of this poem “End of show”, it was he who said to me, smiled, waited for me, to come to my senses, then he walked away.
Sorry– makes me think somehow of Federico Fellini’s “La Strada”– do you know that film? A great one!
Brilliant film. I take it as a compliment.
I meant it as a compliment.
I know. Thank you Ellen! You’ve always been very kind to me noway I can repay back.
A friend is a friend and there is no pay.
And besides you have been very kind to me. If you have time, take a look either at my blog or new website @ http://stockdalewolfe.artistwebsites.com |Somehow I found a poem of yours published in the magazine “Live Encounters” I think. It is called “The Star” and it is great. But now I cannot find it. You didn’t let on that you have published and made films, too?
I’m in awe of your new website. Kudos. The pictures, paintings, text, layout..Brilliant work Ellen. I wish you great success and I pray all your dreams come true!!
A big hug to you!
Thanks so much, Arjun! The website is based on a template. I have no big dreams to do with the website except hope to help out in the financial dept.
Find my work okay, just okay. Your work, on the other hand, is very high level and I hope you have big dreams for it that will come true!
And I found the website Live Encounters with your published writings. You never said you were published. Great stuff! Have you done movies, too? Am not on Facebook so can’t investigate your work there.
Thanks so much for looking and for your kind comments.
Hugs, Ellen
Wow, Interesting. I like this, Arjun. And the wall artwork is perfect for it. Really good writing.
Love your work!
Sir, you’re work is outstanding and highly inspiring. I hope to learn from you, earnestly!
Thank you very much!!