Sep 23 2008
Happy Fool
I play the happy fool
who loves to make you laugh
but oh how life is cruel
for you do not know the half
I was not born a clown
a stupid dancing doll
nor a bunny in the down
to decorate your hall
I’m not the flippant fiddler
who dances on the roof
or the country bumpkin whittler
who’s missing his front tooth
Nor am I the mother
who brings you tea and cakes
whose heart goes all aflutter
by the mudpies that you make
I’m just a lonely traveler
on the twisty road of life
whose problems sometimes rattle her
and tempts her with a knife
So if you’re feeling blue dear
please look the other way
I’m not the super glue here
Just struggling through the day.
copyright 2008
8 responses so far
Sarah, You’re awesome. This poem delivers its meaning well and I just love this stanza.
“I’m just a lonely traveler
on the twisty road of life
whose problems sometimes rattle her
and tempts her with a knife”
I’m updating your url now.
Kim
kim!
i am so happy to see you here - how do you like the new place? it’s funny, that is my favorite stanza as well - i love it when i manage to say exactly what i am trying to say, don’t you? and when are we going to see more of your gorgeous poetry? no pressure - i just miss it is all.
love
sarah
I love this oem it ha alot of meaning to me. Sorry i stopped coming here its just hard for me to blog these days
hello kaylee!
never apologize for not coming by, i understand. i’m glad you found something in the poem that spoke to you. thank you, dear.
sarah
oem=poem and ad=had
okay dear, i got it.
sarah
I understand all too well, the fool.
Jeepers, this is really nice stuff, Sarah.
I’m a fool for staying away so long . . .
~m
well hello michael,
sarah
yes, i’m afraid we all know the fool on a first name basis. and yes you are a fool for staying away so long but i forgive you.
Splendid rhythm you got going here…I love the unity and the message…it’s melancholic but is aromatic of the underlying inner strength of the speaker.
hi tom,
good to see you again - you have such a sweet way of putting things, thank you.
sarah
Great poem.
I loved the ending too…
“I’m not the super glue here
Just struggling through the day.”
I feel like that often myself.
I’m enjoying your blog… so, thanks for sharing.
I’ll be back.
=)~smj
hello samantha and welcome,
i think we all struggle through the day more often than not. i’m glad you are enjoying the blog, i do hope to see you again. thanks for reading.
sarah
This one cuts very close to the bone for me. Suffice it to say that I know just how you feel.
mac!
i’m delighted to see you here. yes, i suspect you do know how i feel.
sarah
Hello webmaster. Your post Fool : Sarah Flanigan - Simply Put is very interesting for me. My written English is not so good so I write in German: “Lieber den Spatz in der Hand, als die Taube auf dem Dach.” Yours sincerely Thursday Kaylee
hello
i don’t know what you said but i assume it was nice, so thank you.
sarah