Seated upon the dunny*
in contemplative
post luncheon reverie,
I glanced upon
his melancholy face
with painted nose
and pencilled
downcast eyes
and in a moment -
softly surreal,
I saw the frame
surrounding him
slide slowly
down the wall.
My eyes blinked
in wide surprise -
as a single tear
trickled
down
his cheek...
*toilet (Australian colloquialism)
Alison Cassidy
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/tete-de-clown/
