A Love for Clowns - Revised

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Corinne
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since 1999-10-28

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state of confusion

0 posted 2002-11-24 04:59 PM

A Love of Clowns

Marjory swept into our house,
small and fragile with age.
Silvery hair in a tight bun,
straight bangs strangely girl-like;
bright in handmade vests
and beaded jewelry.

We saw her at Thanksgiving and Christmas,
arriving with a batch of red and green candies
my brother and I never ate.
After dinner, she’d lay down,
a short nap before driving home
in her dawn-tinted Caddy.

She lived in a small house by the bay.
When she died, Mother handled her will.
Marjory’s faded furnishings,
crocheted blankets and rose-trimmed
dishes were sold off one Saturday -
the windows thrown open,
gulls screeching nearby.

As the last of Marjory’s
possessions were carted away,
we went through a box of her papers.
There, we found a stack of love letters
written ten years prior.
It was a touching
if embarrassing assortment,
accenting a long love affair -
intimate moments spent
at a time when Marjory
would have been in her seventies.

All of the letters were signed:
Love, Emmet.

Marjory’s porcelain clown collection went to Mother.

© 2002 CM Bailey

"By laughing at me, the audience really laughs at themselves and realizing they have done this, gives them sort of a spiritual second wind for going back into the battles of life."
Emmet Kelly, Sr.

[This message has been edited by Corinne (11-25-2002 10:57 AM).]

Mistletoe Angel

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since 2000-12-17

Posts 32816
Portland, Oregon

1 posted 2002-11-24 05:16 PM

(big hugggssssss) Oh Corinne, this is soooooooo beautifully heartfelt, sweet friend, I can't help but go in tears when I read scrapbooks with my grandparents just so I can see through their hearts and know them so much better as they continue to send love to everyone! (sigh) This is wonderful, sweet friend, God Bless You and her and her mother, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Corinne, thank you for sharing!

May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

"Underneath your clothes there's an endless story..."

Shakira

Sunshine

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since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

2 posted 2002-11-24 06:19 PM

Dang girl...
don't you know about the hanky alert?

scorpio
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since 2002-10-02

Posts 5178
right...there

3 posted 2002-11-24 06:31 PM

You tell such a beautiful story...I enjoyed it very much...thank you for sharing it...

...believe what your heart feels...

Corinne
Member Ascendant

since 1999-10-28

Posts 5167
state of confusion

4 posted 2002-11-24 08:15 PM

Thank you, Noah, Sunshine and Scorpio!

Cor

garysgirl

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since 2002-09-29

Posts 19237
Florida, USA

5 posted 2002-11-24 11:16 PM

Corrine, I simply love the way you story-tell
in your poetry. I can almost see the events going on.
It's so realistic. Thanks for sharing with us.

"Love makes the world go around"
~~with love and hugs from Ethel~~

Cpat Hair

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since 2001-06-05

Posts 11793

6 posted 2002-11-25 08:19 AM

well told..and touching...

I enjoyed.

Corinne
Member Ascendant

since 1999-10-28

Posts 5167
state of confusion

7 posted 2002-11-25 10:44 AM

Thanks Garysgirl!

Thanks, Cpat!

Cor

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