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Carnival of Flesh
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The circus band plays "The Colour of Your Dress"
The host throws quotes from "Dreams You Forget"
Your ice-cream melts in a blissful mess.
A magician calls out and you say yes
And he shows you the trick of "The Invisible Pet".
The circus band plays "The Colour of Your Dress".
A stallion jumps over shadows of chess
A roaring tiger rips out your regret
Your ice-cream melts in a blissful mess.
An old fiddler sings "To the Devil I Confess"
With one good eye blinking red and wet.
The circus band plays "The Colour of Your Dress".
A clown imitates your kind distress
And trades your kiss for a potion of sweat.
Your ice-cream melts in a blissful mess.
You try to love it even just a bit less
But the host insists it is not over yet.
The circus band plays "The Colour of Your Dress"
Your ice-cream melts in a blissful mess.
The host throws quotes from "Dreams You Forget"
Your ice-cream melts in a blissful mess.
A magician calls out and you say yes
And he shows you the trick of "The Invisible Pet".
The circus band plays "The Colour of Your Dress".
A stallion jumps over shadows of chess
A roaring tiger rips out your regret
Your ice-cream melts in a blissful mess.
An old fiddler sings "To the Devil I Confess"
With one good eye blinking red and wet.
The circus band plays "The Colour of Your Dress".
A clown imitates your kind distress
And trades your kiss for a potion of sweat.
Your ice-cream melts in a blissful mess.
You try to love it even just a bit less
But the host insists it is not over yet.
The circus band plays "The Colour of Your Dress"
Your ice-cream melts in a blissful mess.
I have a little more time to write this month, so I've decided to tackle the poetry litmas (and a few more contests 
and this week's workshop).
I feel this is a somewhat demanding challenge - using many decisive criteria - but, fortunately, I have done my poetry homework this year
thanks to the good people of the *Writers-Workshop and to Villanelle expert =Mattiello.
Personally, I still don't like formal poetry (sorry Aditi
) but I must agree that it is a good exercise. Ultimately, it is easier to write than free verse.
You can also listen to this poem at the Dangers of Poetry podcast.
and this week's workshop). I feel this is a somewhat demanding challenge - using many decisive criteria - but, fortunately, I have done my poetry homework this year
thanks to the good people of the *Writers-Workshop and to Villanelle expert =Mattiello.Personally, I still don't like formal poetry (sorry Aditi
) but I must agree that it is a good exercise. Ultimately, it is easier to write than free verse.You can also listen to this poem at the Dangers of Poetry podcast.
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I remember this poem from one of the Writers-Slam broadcasts and I found myself listening to it over and over again. Excellent.