Tim Torkildson, AKA Dusty the Clown. Long ago and far away . . .
Long ago and far away
clowns did banish all the grey.
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Raucous faces, wigs on fire;
they obeyed no staid umpire.
Whatever rules they might accept,
at bending them they were adept.
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Shuffling in clown shoes which
gave the audience a stitch,
they took pratfalls and soap pies --
wore the most enormous ties.
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All to make the world much brighter
for the average anklebiter.
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They were savage sometimes, too;
slapstick is not cordon bleu.
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Clowns created chaos, sure;
but their grins were clean and pure.
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Where their like today might be
is a slighted mystery.
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No one wants to give first aid
to the baggy pants brigade --
so the sly and silly clown
of yesteryear won't come to town . . .
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