walking in a crowd
of cheering people
the bells rang
from the church steeple

the carousel and
ferris wheel
the machines
made of shining steel

the tent striped
gold red and white
the fairy lights
lit up the night

i walked in
with the eager crowd
the laughter in the air
was rather loud

i saw elephants
thumping on the ground
and tigers ran
round and round

then trapeze artists
fell from the sky
and a tightrope walker
cartwheeled up high

clowns appeared
and made a fuss
when fell down
when catching a bus

the show went on
into the night
i liked it
it was quite a sight

the circus was strange
and weird and fun
i would go back
to dance and run