Send In the Clowns

That's what they do
In a three-ring circus
When something goes wrong
They send in the clowns

It's to distract the audience
From the ring with a problem
Sometimes a net breaks
Sometimes an animal balks

A political example
Of sending in the clowns
Is Ms. Clinton being sent
To the Mideast to broker peace

The resulting cease fire
In a fagile tent
That may catch fire
Then it's back to weasons for hire

poem by Tom J. Mariani
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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