Rodeo Clown

Jan 14

Posted by

This poem comes from Autumn Leaves:

He ran a gnarled hand

Through silver-streaked hair.

Arthritis caused pain,

Anguish and despair.

 

This year, he’d quietly

Turned age sixty-two.

His days as a clown

Were long since through.

 

Memories flooded back,

Playing tag with his mind,

Back through the years

To a much younger time.

 

Back then, he was the best…

The most agile around.

Someone better with bulls

Just couldn’t be found.

 

Rubbing his neck idly,

He gave a soft sigh.

Back then, he could rodeo,

Drink and tell lies.

 

He could jump over a bull’s rump,

Stop him dead in his tracks,

Then turn him aside

With a quick-handed whack.

 

He’d sure made it look easy.

There was never a school

To teach rodeo clowns

How to handle mean bulls.

 

Many a hard-riding cowboy

Was thrown high to fall flat.

They owed their health to the clown,

Plus a tip of the hat.

 

Many of those cowboys,

Rising up from the ground,

Will ride once again,

All thanks to the clown.

 

He makes it look so easy

While with danger he’ll flirt,

Keeping bull riders

From both injury and hurt.

 

The next time the rodeo

Comes into your town,

Watch over the action

Of the rodeo clown.

 

Maybe you’ll see

Another one there,

Running a pain-filled hand

Through his silvery hair.

 

There’s a twinkle in his eye —

His interest honed keen.

He’s watching the clowns

And the bull riding scene.

 

He’ll be wearing

An invisible crown

Because once he was king

Of the rodeo clowns.

Unknown's avatar

About wfosterwelborn

I was born in a small town in southern Mississippi, but I have traveled the world and completed a career in the U.S. Air Force. I am always exploring and learning new things. From the time I was a young man, I always had the desire to write. With my writing, I want the reader to know that I wish to light a candle in the darkness and hopefully enable others to enjoy life more.

Posted on January 14, 2014, in Poetry and tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . Bookmark the permalink. 5,742 Comments.

← Older Comments
Newer Comments →
  1. http://azyt.info's avatar http://azyt.info | March 22, 2014 at 9:19 pm

    What’s up to every one, since I am really eager of reading this
    weblog’s post to be updated daily. It consists
    of fastidious material.

    Like

    Reply
  2. Elinor's avatar Elinor | March 22, 2014 at 9:22 pm

    Thanks in favor of sharing such a fastidious thinking, paragraph is nice, thats why i have read it entirely

    Like

    Reply
  3. update firefox's avatar update firefox | March 22, 2014 at 9:37 pm

    I every time spent my half an hour to read this website’s articles
    all the time along with a cup of coffee.

    Like

    Reply
  4. Check Out's avatar Check Out | March 22, 2014 at 9:39 pm

    Hi there to every body, it’s my first pay a visit of this website;
    this webpage carries awesome and actually good
    material for readers.

    Like

    Reply
  5. en.wikipedia.org's avatar en.wikipedia.org | March 22, 2014 at 9:43 pm

    Having read this I thought it was very enlightening. I appreciate you spending some time and effort
    to put this informative article together. I once again
    find myself spending a lot of time both reading and posting comments.
    But so what, it was still worth it!

    Like

    Reply
  6. equipment leasing companies's avatar equipment leasing companies | March 22, 2014 at 9:44 pm

    Hello everyone, it’s myy first visit at thhis web page,
    and paragraph is really fruitful in favor oof me, keep up posting such
    posts.

    Like

    Reply
  7. Clement's avatar Clement | March 22, 2014 at 9:47 pm

    Outstanding quest there. What occurred after? Good luck!

    Like

    Reply
  8. drip coffee maker reviews's avatar drip coffee maker reviews | March 22, 2014 at 9:48 pm

    If some one needs expert view about blogging after that i propose him/her
    to pay a visit this website, Keep up the pleasant work.

    Like

    Reply
  9. simpson springfield game hack's avatar simpson springfield game hack | March 22, 2014 at 9:56 pm

    We are a group of volunteers and starting a brand
    new scheme in our community. Your web site provided us with valuable information to work on.
    You have performed an impressive activity and our whole neighborhood will probably be grateful to you.

    Like

    Reply
  10. www.Seoforescorts.co.uk's avatar www.Seoforescorts.co.uk | March 22, 2014 at 9:58 pm

    Very soon this web site will be famous among all blog
    users, due to it’s fastidious articles or reviews

    Like

    Reply
  11. amway's avatar amway | March 22, 2014 at 10:20 pm

    Thanks for the good writeup. It in truth used to be a enjoyment account it.
    Glance advanced to far brought agreeable from you! However, how can we keep up a correspondence?

    Like

    Reply
  12. myarticledirectory.co.uk's avatar myarticledirectory.co.uk | March 22, 2014 at 10:20 pm

    I visited multiple blogs but the audio quality for audio songs current at this website is actually
    excellent.

    Like

    Reply
  13. Luther's avatar Luther | March 22, 2014 at 10:21 pm

    Its not my first time to pay a quick visit this web site,
    i am browsing this site dailly and obtain good facts from here every day.

    Like

    Reply
  14. buy steroids online canada's avatar buy steroids online canada | March 22, 2014 at 10:30 pm

    Hello! Do you know if they make any plugins to assist with SEO?
    I’m trying to get my blog to rank for some targeted keywords but I’m not seeing very good results.

    If you know of any please share. Thanks!

    Like

    Reply
    • wfosterwelborn's avatar wfosterwelborn | March 22, 2014 at 11:29 pm

      I got this in my inbox: Hello Web Admin, I noticed that your On-Page SEO is is missing a few factors, for one you do not use all three H tags in your post, also I notice that you are not using bold or italics properly in your SEO optimization. On-Page SEO means more now than ever since the new Google update: Panda. No longer are backlinks and simply pinging or sending out a RSS feed the key to getting Google PageRank or Alexa Rankings, You now NEED On-Page SEO. So what is good On-Page SEO?First your keyword must appear in the title.Then it must appear in the URL.You have to optimize your keyword and make sure that it has a nice keyword density of 3-5% in your article with relevant LSI (Latent Semantic Indexing). Then you should spread all H1,H2,H3 tags in your article.Your Keyword should appear in your first paragraph and in the last sentence of the page. You should have relevant usage of Bold and italics of your keyword.There should be one internal link to a page on your blog and you should have one image with an alt tag that has your keyword….wait there’s even more Now what if i told you there was a simple WordPress plugin that does all the On-Page SEO, and automatically for you? That’s right AUTOMATICALLY, just watch this 4minute video for more information at. Seo Plugin http://SEOOptimizationGuide.com

      Like

      Reply
  15. Cristine's avatar Cristine | March 22, 2014 at 10:46 pm

    Someone necessarily assist to make critically articles I might state.
    This is the first time I frequented your web page and up to
    now? I amazed with the research you made to make this actual submit extraordinary.
    Magnificent task!

    Like

    Reply
  16. Cerrajeros Barcelona Baratos's avatar Cerrajeros Barcelona Baratos | March 22, 2014 at 10:52 pm

    Hola ¿te importaría afirmando que el blog de ​​plataforma que está trabajando con usando ?
    Estoy buscando Planificación para iniciar mi propio
    blog en un futuro próximo pero estoy teniendo un duro difícil elegir decidir entre BlogEngine
    / WordPress/B2evolution y Drupal . La razón que pido es porque su diseño y estilo
    parece diferente entonces la mayoría de los blogs y estoy buscando
    algo completamente único única . PS No para es fuera de tema , pero tuve que pedir !

    Like

    Reply
    • wfosterwelborn's avatar wfosterwelborn | March 22, 2014 at 11:28 pm

      Gracias. Voy comprender pequeno la espanol. My host is http://www.wordpress.com, which has free themes and lots of online guides. I used Mystique, which I modified, using the guides. It is reasonably priced. You might want to check it out. All you have to do is “follow the bouncing ball.” It is very easy to do. No coding knowledge is required. Follow your passion and blog. Write it down and get it out there! Happy blogging! Enjoy your day! 🙂

      Like

      Reply
  17. http://willmtyq.bravejournal.com's avatar http://willmtyq.bravejournal.com | March 22, 2014 at 10:59 pm

    I’ll immediately seize your rss as I can not to find your email subscription link
    or newsletter service. Do you have any? Kindly permit
    me understand in order that I may subscribe. Thanks.

    Like

    Reply
  18. require's avatar require | March 23, 2014 at 12:56 am

    I think this is onee of the most importznt info for me.
    Andd i am glad reading your article. But shoul remark on
    few general things, The web site style is wonderful, the articles is really great : D.
    Goood job, cheers

    Like

    Reply
  19. photographer hit by car's avatar photographer hit by car | March 23, 2014 at 1:02 am

    Ó‰i there, just became alеrt to your blog through Google, and found that it’s really informative.
    I’m gonna Õ¡atch ouut ffor brusÑ•els. Ó€ will bbe gratyeful if you continue this
    in future. A lot of реople will be benefited from your writіng.

    Cheers!

    Like

    Reply
  20. SENuke XCr VPS's avatar SENuke XCr VPS | March 23, 2014 at 1:14 am

    I could not resist commenting. Exceptionally well written!

    Like

    Reply
  21. Alfred's avatar Alfred | March 23, 2014 at 1:15 am

    Admiring the persistence you put into your site and in depth information you present.

    It’s great to come across a blog every once in a while that
    isn’t the same old rehashed information. Great read!
    I’ve saved your site and I’m including your RSS feeds
    to my Google account.

    Like

    Reply
  22. best compact digital camera's avatar best compact digital camera | March 23, 2014 at 1:24 am

    Fastidious respond in return of this query with solid arguments and telling all about that.

    Like

    Reply
  23. mlm business plan's avatar mlm business plan | March 23, 2014 at 1:33 am

    Does your website have a contact page? I’m having trouble locating it but, I’d like to send you
    an email. I’ve got some recommendations for your blog you might be
    interested in hearing. Either way, great site and I look forward to seeing it improve over time.

    Like

    Reply
  24. marykay's avatar marykay | March 23, 2014 at 1:58 am

    I am sure this post has touched all the internet visitors, its really really pleasant paragraph on building up
    new blog.

    Like

    Reply
  25. 1's avatar 1 | March 23, 2014 at 1:58 am

    For latest information you have to go to see web and on the web I found this site as a
    finest website for hottest updates.

    Like

    Reply
  26. Ambit Energy's avatar Ambit Energy | March 23, 2014 at 3:08 am

    When I initially commented I seem to have clicked the -Notify me when
    new comments are added- checkbox and from now on each
    time a comment is added I get four emails with the same comment.
    Perhaps there is an easy method you are able to remove me from
    that service? Thank you!

    Like

    Reply
  27. Laurene's avatar Laurene | March 23, 2014 at 3:31 am

    I am regular visitor, how are you everybody? This paragraph posted at this web page is really good.

    Like

    Reply
  28. http://molinapgzy.blog.com's avatar http://molinapgzy.blog.com | March 23, 2014 at 3:31 am

    Howdy this is kinda of off topic but I was wanting to know if blogs use WYSIWYG
    editors or if you have to manually code with HTML.
    I’m starting a blog soon but have no coding know-how
    so I wanted to get advice from someone with experience. Any help would be enormously appreciated!

    Like

    Reply
    • wfosterwelborn's avatar wfosterwelborn | March 23, 2014 at 8:20 pm

      Thank you for your compliment. Glad you like my blog. My host is http://www.wordpress.com, which has free themes and lots of online guides. I used Mystique, which I modified, using the guides. It is reasonably priced. You might want to check it out. All you have to do is “follow the bouncing ball.” It is very easy to do. No coding knowledge is required. Follow your passion and blog. Write it down and get it out there! Happy blogging! Enjoy your day! 🙂

      Like

      Reply
  29. Wilton's avatar Wilton | March 23, 2014 at 3:42 am

    Hurrah! Finally I got a blog from where I be capable of in fact obtain
    valuable facts concerning my study and knowledge.

    Like

    Reply
  30. http://globaldigi.unixstorm.org/index.php?title=Stiff_Muscles_Read_On_For_Excellent_Tips_About_Healing_Massage's avatar http://globaldigi.unixstorm.org/index.php?title=Stiff_Muscles_Read_On_For_Excellent_Tips_About_Healing_Massage | March 23, 2014 at 3:46 am

    An impressive share! I’ve just forwarded this onto a friend who was
    conducting a little research on this. And he in fact ordered me lunch because I stumbled upon it for him…
    lol. So allow me to reword this…. Thanks for the meal!! But
    yeah, thanx for spending the time to talk about this topic here on your internet site.

    Like

    Reply
  31. best car batteries's avatar best car batteries | March 23, 2014 at 3:47 am

    You could certainly see your expertise in the article you write.
    The arena hopes for more passionate writers like
    you who aren’t afraid to mention how they believe. At all times
    follow your heart.

    Like

    Reply
  32. Candice's avatar Candice | March 23, 2014 at 3:47 am

    It’s really a nice and helpful piece of info.
    I’m glad that you shared this helpful information with us.

    Please stay us informed like this. Thank you for sharing.

    Like

    Reply
  33. Raleigh's avatar Raleigh | March 23, 2014 at 3:59 am

    Very good website you have here but I was curious about if you knew of any community forums that cover the
    same topics talked about here? I’d really like to be a part of group where
    I can get advice from other experienced individuals that
    share the same interest. If you have any recommendations, please let me know.
    Thanks!

    Like

    Reply
    • wfosterwelborn's avatar wfosterwelborn | March 23, 2014 at 8:18 pm

      Thanks for the compliment. Glad you like my blog. My URL is http://www.wfosterwelborn.com and my RSS Feed is http://www.wfwelborn.wordpress.com – Check out my archive. Apparently this particular article is out there in many forms, so you might want to visit the source for more information. Look on the lower right column to subscribe via RSS Feed, Follow Button, and email. Look in blog directories and the search for topics? Also, you could consider blogging yourself as you will attract like thinkers along the way. Enjoy your day! 🙂

      Like

      Reply
  34. hulkgames.us's avatar hulkgames.us | March 23, 2014 at 4:03 am

    If you are going for most excellent contents like I do,
    just visit this web page everyday as it provides quality contents, thanks

    Like

    Reply
  35. 1's avatar 1 | March 23, 2014 at 4:09 am

    It’s very easy to find out any topic on web as compared to
    textbooks, as I found this article at this
    web page.

    Like

    Reply
  36. joeplay.com's avatar joeplay.com | March 23, 2014 at 4:34 am

    Pretty section of content. I just stumbled upon your website and in
    accession capital to assert that I acquire in fact enjoyed account your
    blog posts. Any way I’ll be subscribing to your
    feeds and even I achievement you access consistently quickly.

    Like

    Reply
  37. free minecraft account 2014's avatar free minecraft account 2014 | March 23, 2014 at 4:53 am

    Hurrah! At last I got a blog from where I be able to really take helpful facts concerning my study and knowledge.

    Like

    Reply
  38. www.gaslogfiresmelbourne.com's avatar www.gaslogfiresmelbourne.com | March 23, 2014 at 4:55 am

    Hello there I am so thrilled I found your weblog, I really found you by accident,
    while I was searching on Yahoo for something else, Regardless
    I am here now and would just like to say thanks for a remarkable post and a all round thrilling blog (I also love the theme/design), I don’t have time to look over it all at the moment but I have book-marked it and
    also added in your RSS feeds, so when I have time I will be back to read a lot more, Please
    do keep up the excellent jo.

    Like

    Reply
  39. Dulcie's avatar Dulcie | March 23, 2014 at 4:57 am

    Hi there friends, its impressive paragraph on the topic of tutoringand fully defined, keep it up all the time.

    Like

    Reply
  40. ประดับยนต์'s avatar ประดับยนต์ | March 23, 2014 at 5:01 am

    Hello, after reading this remarkable paragraph i am also glad to share my knowledge here with mates.

    Like

    Reply
  41. jewellery's avatar jewellery | March 23, 2014 at 5:51 am

    Heya i am for the first time here. I found this board and Ifind It truly useful & it helpedd me out a lot.

    I hope too give somthing back and hlp others like you helped me.

    Like

    Reply
  42. 1's avatar 1 | March 23, 2014 at 5:53 am

    If you wish for to grow your familiarity just keep visiting this web site and be updated with the most
    up-to-date news update posted here.

    Like

    Reply
  43. www.lognivo.ru's avatar www.lognivo.ru | March 23, 2014 at 5:57 am

    Hi i am kavin, itts my first occasion to commenting anyplace, when i reaad this article i thought i could also make comment due to this brilliant post.

    Like

    Reply
  44. slide in gas range reviews's avatar slide in gas range reviews | March 23, 2014 at 6:26 am

    Hello, i believe that i noticed you visited my site so i got here to go back the favor?.I am trying to find things to enhance my site!I suppose its ok to make use of a
    few of your ideas!!

    Like

    Reply
  45. coolgamezone.com's avatar coolgamezone.com | March 23, 2014 at 6:31 am

    Hmm is anyone else having problems with the pictures on this blog loading?
    I’m trying to figure out if its a problem on my end or if it’s the blog.
    Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

    Like

    Reply
  46. call of duty mw2 hacks xbox 360's avatar call of duty mw2 hacks xbox 360 | March 23, 2014 at 7:17 am

    Wow! Finally I got a webpage from where I be able to in fact
    take useful information regarding my study and knowledge.

    Like

    Reply
  47. Vemma's avatar Vemma | March 23, 2014 at 7:38 am

    Greetings! This is my first visit to your blog! We are a team of volunteers and
    starting a new initiative in a community in the same niche.
    Your blog provided us valuable information to work on.
    You have done a marvellous job!

    Like

    Reply
  48. datingfbook.com's avatar datingfbook.com | March 23, 2014 at 8:07 am

    Greetings from Carolina! I’m bored to death at work so I decided to browse
    your blog on my iphone during lunch break.
    I enjoy the information you provide here and can’t wait to take
    a look when I get home. I’m amazed at how quick your
    blog loaded on my phone .. I’m not even using WIFI, just 3G ..
    Anyways, great blog!

    Like

    Reply
  49. best travel tripod's avatar best travel tripod | March 23, 2014 at 8:13 am

    Thanks for one’s marvelous posting! I actually enjoyed reading it, you could
    be a great author.I will ensure that I bookmark your blog and may come back sometime soon.
    I want to encourage yourself to continue your great job, have a
    nice afternoon!

    Like

    Reply
  50. best clothes steamer's avatar best clothes steamer | March 23, 2014 at 8:25 am

    whoah this blog is wonderful i like reading your articles.

    Stay up the good work! You understand, many people are hunting round for
    this information, you could aid them greatly.

    Like

    Reply
← Older Comments
Newer Comments →

Leave a reply to call of duty mw2 hacks xbox 360 Cancel reply