Poetry jam
Circus
Life's
Circus
Dad
always said “ we have track practice come rain, shine, or circus”
Some
time when we were camping he mentioned the circus too
as
in “ Lets get this circus on the road”
and
we
scurried to
get
the tent down before the rain!
“Clean
up this circus” Dad said if my bedroom was too messy.
I
am absolutely sure he knew about a circus
but
...
I
do not remember ever going to one under a tent with elephants.
I
was sort of the ringmaster for a three ring circus
from
1975 – 2001
babies,
children, school lunch bags,
laundry,
cooking, scout name tags,
diapers,
dogs, lawn to mow,
gardening,
gymnastics, hems to sew,
puppies,
kittens, Christmas trees,
cook
outs, ball games, lost car keys,
zoo
trips, ski coats, broken tents'
photos
of the baby elephant,
grade
school, high school, College bound,
memories
in motion, lost and found!
Circus
is within us as life's seasons change
Trying
to keep the flavor of activity,
To
keep the running visual of sports and activities
for
my Mom
from
a wheel chair
is
not easy
but
is very necessary!
Life
needs the circus
even
when
there
is no tent or elephant !!
I love this take on the prompt. All the dad quotes got me grinning. And as a mom I so agree--feels like running a circus sometimes!
ReplyDeletesmiles...raising kids can def feel like a circus...or being the ringmaster directing traffic...ha...my dad said some of the same things as well...smiles.
ReplyDeleteOne of the sweetest poems I've read thus far .... I'm remembering all of the funny things my mom and dad said .. thanks for the reminder.
ReplyDeleteYou do seem to have had a circus of a life--including your dad planting the seed of the idea! And it is all necessary! This poem made me feel good to read.
ReplyDeleteLove this! Family like can sure seem like a circus at times, you've described it so well!
ReplyDeleteI agree that life needs the circus even if there is no tent or elephant. We do need to keep the circus alive.....whatever season!
ReplyDeleteI loved especially the raising children circus, which I remember well (and am still tired from!) Clever, humorous, and wonderful response to the prompt.
ReplyDeleteExcellent take on the prompt---I thought about the child-rearing part of life too, that is a circus! Your dad's expressions made me smile :-) Really enjoyed this!
ReplyDeleteLove this very much - very droll --- hope I haven't misread the mood!
ReplyDeleteWhatever, damned enjoyable.
I do feel as if my life is one big 'round the clock circus. It can be difficult to navigate, but also very entertaining if you take a step back and contemplate.
ReplyDeleteI felt the connection of circus and my life too. Love how you highlighted the "us" in circus!
ReplyDeleteoh, yes! raising children is definitely a circus, isn't it?
ReplyDeletethank you for participating at Poetry Jam!
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