Tag Archives: Carnival

Stage Mirror

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Helen

Pierrot has gone And Columbine Before her mirror Deftly draws The makeup and Such mystery That deep within Her heart she stores Her love is gone Her love is lost She cannot bear Or view the cost Pierrot has gone … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Water | Tagged artifice, Carnival, colubine, denial, grief, hope, lost love, Love, Mirror, Pierrot, sadness, stage mirror, tragic | Leave a comment

Fly Away

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Helen

Fly away from this carnival of fools The glitter has now withered As ghost dust on the floor Pierrot is broken-hearted Columbine will come no more So fly away Fly away from this false and gaudy fair In the dirt … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged Carnival, Columbine, escape, flight, freedom, Life, loss, Pierrot | Leave a comment

Backstage Affair

Posted on November 17, 2013 by Helen

Pierrot is crying For Columbine The lost carnival In deep spring time It’s greater than love But lesser than care This backstage affair Columbine weeps also For poor Pierrot He travels too deeply Where vagabonds go The moment most needed … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Water | Tagged backstage, Carnival, Columbine, lost love, Love, Musings, pain, passion, performers, Pierrot | 4 Comments

Carnival

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Helen

Light spangled carnival A terror of clowns Jangling music plays Discordant sounds Within these shadows cast Secrets abound Who was that riding The merry-go-round? Carnival creatures play Games you can’t win Mazes return now to Where you begin Mirrors repeat … Continue reading →