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