THE CIRCUS

In the spotlight he demands attention

The light may blind him but you’d never know

He introduces death-defying action

And juggles our amusement as we go

The lion’s mouth is opened up and ready

The elephants and dancing bears stand by

The trapeze artists wait their invitation

To thrill us and to chill us as they fly

CHORUS:

The Ringmaster knows the secrets of the dark

The Ringmaster smiles, sending terror through your heart

He commands the circus, forging magic friends and foes

The Ringmaster sees; the Ringmaster knows

Step right up get ready to be astonished

As we walk upon the dark intriguing path

Towards the clowns in cars and clowns in cannons

But it’s the clown that is in tears that makes us laugh

CHORUS:

The Ringmaster knows the secrets of the dark

The Ringmaster smiles, sending terror through your heart

He commands the circus, forging magic friends and foes

The Ringmaster sees; the Ringmaster knows

END

Song written by Donna Holmes - March, 2014

Performed at Open Mike & Donna - April 1, 2014

That Clock

The clock at the coffee shop I hang out at has been wrong now for months.   It has inspired another little rhyming ditty from me....

If you need to know
The actual time of day
That Clock will tell you
As it leads you astray

Perhaps it runs slow
Revisiting the past
Reviewing treasures or regrets
Or perhaps it runs fast

Speeding you away
To the future's delight
Telling you to hurry
Towards deadlines in sight

That Clock exists
In its own era
Don't let it take you
From a time where a...

Coffee shop, friendly,
Full of present and WOW
Resides in your heart
And in the NOW.

- Donna Holmes, Jan 23, 2014.  :O)

Super Cow Comic #7

This is becoming a bad habit, isn't it.    Remember to CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO MAKE IT BIGGER and actually readable.   - Donna. ;O)

Super Cow Comic #6

Is it my imagination?  Or are these getting really bad?   (rueful look)   Don't forget to click on the comic image to make it bigger and readable.  - Donna.  :O)

Super Cow Comic #5

(click on the comic to make it bigger and readable).  ;)

Super Cow Comic #4

CLICK ON THE COMIC to make it bigger and readable.  ;o)

Our Disagreement

Our disagreement
proves to me
that there is hope
for humanity

Because our disagreement
never means
guns or wars
or fighting machines

Our disagreement,
over coffee or tea,
means everything
in the world to me.


- Donna Holmes.  December 10, 2013.