The circus is closed this year
All the clowns are gone
We all don our masks
Learn the difference
Between a clown and a fool
Clowns know and give silent stares
Fools ask and never hear
I’ve played the clown
And more a fool
To find neither wins
But I found grace
A rising tide
Hope transcends
Dversepoets.com The word is ‘clown’. I never really had a problem with clowns. I know many do. As I read their history I realize what creepy deceptive distractions they are, and they walk among us.
mehflowers 
Beautiful poem! I love the layers here.
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Mary, your poem has the feel of a riddle to it that makes me want to know more.
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An honest contemporary poem, Mary. So much that we took for granted is closed to us at the moment which, together with the wearing of masks, gives us the opportunity to learn the difference between a clown and a fool’. I’m thankful for the hopeful ending.
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kaykuala
But I found grace
A rising tide
Hope transcends
Yes, Mary, with all the sadness pain and gloom let’s hope things will be good again and back to the old normal!
Hank
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I think we have all put ourselves in the role of the fool or the clown. It is whether or not we see it at some point.
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Yes, clowns walk among us … many of them. I enjoyed reading your poem.
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Bam! So much” wisdom in your poem, Mary!
“Clowns know and give silent stares
Fools ask and never hear”
Preach!
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Between the clown and the fool… I wonder what is really sanity these days.
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