My circus has the highest tent,
The wildest acts of all.
The tent’s the sky.
The birds up high,
They show the way to loop and fly.
They never fear to fall.
Linked to dVerse Poetics. Sarah is hosting and the theme is circus.
Photos: “I’d Get Dizzy Doing That”, above, and “The Birds Wouldn’t Sit Still So I Took a Picture of This Bee”, below.
Poetry, Short Prose and Walking 
And more circus-like that ever
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Yes, it is. Thank you, Tim!
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The thought of nature as a circus is great… what a great act a dragonfly can be.
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These insects put on an amazing performance that I often take for granted. Thank you, Bjorn!
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Beautiful 💜
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Thank you!
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My kind of circus. Luv it Frank
Much😊💛😊love
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Thank you, Gillena!
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Oh, brilliant. Love that tent sky, love all f it!
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Thank you, Sarah!
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This is charming. You made me smile!
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I’m glad! Thank you!
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A lovely take on the prompt, Frank!
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Thank you, Merril!
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Nice take on the prompt. A night sky, lit up by full moon and falling stars–the biggest top of them all!
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It is. Thank you, Glenn!
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Oh I love your take on it! Nature is its own circus. Beautiful 🙂❤️
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Yes, it is. Thank you, Christine!
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I loved your perspective of how nature itself provides us with the greatest show. No wonder we find so much to look at and so much to write about.
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It is an amazing show. Thank you, Pragalbha!
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I agree it is incredibly amazing!
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What a great take – and some days, when we find just the right place to perch and observe – it is like a show.
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I keep forgetting to pay attention, but that show goes on anyway. Thank you, V.J.!
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My pleasure, Frank
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Showing off without falling… I like it. The admission fee makes me happy too!
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It is free. Thank you, Susan!
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and wonderful images
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I am glad you liked them. Thank you, Maureen!
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What a lovely way to think of a circus! Bravo
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Thank you, Beverly!
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Ooh, this natural circus is really charming. Very well-penned.
-HA
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Thank you, HA!
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I love that poem, the tent’s the sky..
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It is. Thank you!
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I like your circus, nature indeed has the best performers…all doing as they wish without whips or commands and deserving of our applaud.
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No whips and a more interesting show. Thank you, Dorianna!
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I like your circus Frank. Don’t forget, there are still animals hidden in the clouds
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They are all over the place. Thank you, Mark!
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Thank you Frank 😊
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this was imaginative! no better show on earth than this! I am currently reading about bees, another live act so hard to follow. wonderful take on the prompt Frank.
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Bees are amazing. Thank you, Gina!
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Gorgeous, Frank, very touching.
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Thank you!
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A very good take on the poem, Frank. Nature is really the best circus of all and none of the animals are in cages!
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The open sky is their cage. Thank you, Dwight!
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I love the image, Frank. I could see the vivid action. Excellent!
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Thank you, Miriam!
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You’re welcome, Frank!
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Durn’ the Military Wouldn’t Take me.. Too Crazy at 21..
Bummer.. too Old to Join the Circus at 58
Big Top Spinning
Dance
Wherever
i go why not
Joy only lasts For now
But it is no Paranoia when
the Wife says Camera eYes
Are Watching me in my Circus now..
Hi Frank..
Happy
Lingering
September
Summer Dreams..
Fall Equinox Arriving in
the Heat of the Day and Night..:)
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Those camera eyes are watching. Dance on, Fred! Thank you!
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SMiLes.. thank you
Frank as i usually
Don’t look back..:)
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I love this poem, Frank.
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Thank you, Robbie!
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Wonderful, Frank – my kind of circus!
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Thank you, Kim!
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Lovely, such beautiful colors.
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I am glad you liked them. Thank you!
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Now that is my kind of circus! Watching the birds and butterflies flying without nets! 🙂
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They are fearless. Thank you, Lillian!
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I love your circus.
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Thank you, Annell!
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Emily Dickensonian!
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It has a similar meter to hers. Thank you, Marian!
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Butterflies, Bumblebees and Blue Sky, oh my! 🙂 Beautiful take on the prompt, Frank!
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Thank you, Frank!
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I like the comparison of the sky to a circus tent and the wonder of the birds and other animals.
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It is a show for all to see. Thank you!
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kaykuala
The beauty of a circus with awe-inspiring acts and wonders of trained animals very well highlighted Frank!
Hank
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Thank you, Hank!
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Well-observed, Frank.
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Thank you, Jane!
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Our natural wonderous world does put on the best performances! What a refreshing take on the challenge!
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They put on a great performance. Thank you!
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What a delightful poem. I really enjoyed reading it.
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Thank you, Suzanne!
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Oh yes, now we’re talking. And it somehow reminds me of Dickinson in rhyme and meter, and of course tome and content.
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I am glad it reminds you of Dickinson. Thank you, Amaya!
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A beautiful tent indeed! (K)
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Thank you, Kerfe!
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A most perfect circus, Frank!
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It is. Thank you, Sara!
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Beautiful! The images are perfect for your poetry.
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Thank you, Teresa!
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What a great interpretation of this theme! Well done.
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Thank you, Ali!
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