Tuesday 22 May 2012

High Flying Swingers?

Ada and Caddoc, on enjoyment bent, went to the show in the circus Big Tent, but later that night, when they snuggled in bed, the strangest ideas lurked inside Caddoc's head.

"Ada my love, would you ever aspire to be one of those ladies who walk the high wire? Or maybe, to swing on flying trapeze would seem a more elegant act? It might please your thirst for adventure, to learn something new..."

But Ada was frosty. " What's up with you? Will you never learn to stop larking around? Can you see me enjoying life, far above ground level, flaunting my assets in stretchy pink tights and my mascara running because of the lights and the heat of the crowd; not to mention the fear that would make me perspire, I'm certain. Dear, dear! Without even trying, you're always a clown. Now shut up, or I'll gag you with the whole eiderdown!"

Another Trellis Tale written as a result of Circus Fever inspired by Tess and Marc Chagall, at Mag #118.

16 comments:

  1. You know I never thought of the heat! it must have been intense- like you say- with lights, audience! thanks

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  2. Any gent who knows about mascara running under hot lights is MY kind of man!!!

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  3. Cool take on the prompt and made me smiles ...thank you for sharing x x x

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  4. Looooove the rhyme scheme here. What fun! :)

    De Jackson

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  5. eep sounds like you might want to hold off any further siggestions...smiles....

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  6. you had my imagination running wild! Swinging from a ceiling trapeze!

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  7. This was wonderful, irreverent, and very insightful... liked it I did...

    …rob
    Image & Verse
    my poem: Laughing

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  8. Ada is very happy on the ground, very earthy lady !

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  9. Your response has so much energy and expression! I enjoyed the spirit of your writing. Thank you, Trellissimo! =D

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  10. Love it, love it, love it!

    Anna :o]

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  11. i like the internal rhyme inside this prosody.

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  12. "What's up with you?" Always something wonderful.....like this post, for example!

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  13. Thanks for stopping by, I await your take on today's Mag.

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  14. At this point Ada should be wondering WHY he wants to try these new acts! I once went to school with a girl named Ada. She wasn't very personable, now that I think about it! :}

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