Carnival Poems

In the springtime when the carnival comes to town
On the dizzying tilt-a-whirl and fearsome Ferris wheel,
The haunting calliope in the musical merry-go-round
Calls to mind the adventures of a rakish teenage heel.
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In the springtime when the carnival comes to town
On the dizzying tilt-a-whirl and fearsome Ferris wheel,
The haunting calliope in the musical merry-go-round
Calls to mind the adventures of a rakish teenage heel.
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You're a warrior, the strongest one, I have ever known
So please, keep on blind me with your glow
When you're around the sky always seems so bright,
You lead my way towards the morning star.
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Carnival Comes To You
Surprisingly they jumped me on a standing train
Seeing me colorfully suited to the sounding of the day,
Dressed to the drumbeat of Notting Hill carnival.
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Past The Despair
Isn't it another way to say,
A yearning for freedom,
Fresh far beyond,
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The warrior smiles
upon the cradle
of the newborn child,
whose soul still
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A dark car drove up and a small girl dressed as a clown got out. She took her bag and crossed the schoolyard. But at school it turned out that carnival wasn't until next week. The girl was the only one with face paint and she cried inconsolably all morning. Around three her mother came back to pick her up. She was shocked to hear what had happened and, with tears in her eyes, related in detail everything that had gone wrong that morning. She'd probably have done better to keep it to herself. Explaining things, that's something we're all very good at.
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In the birdcage at Flemington racecourse on Melbourne Cup day where the wealthy and famous hang out
There are lots of multi millionaires and billionaires with big egos about
An invite only marquee that is reserved for the privileged few
That in horse racing there is so much class distinction is not saying anythingon any way that is new
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Rio emerges in the Guanavara Bay
drunk by music and dances of the Carnival
that promises perpetual joy
under the ephemeral eterninity of the stars.
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