A Picture's Worth a Thousand Poems
Viewing comments for Chapter 5 "~Clowns in my Head~"A compilation of pictapoems from my portfolio
52 total reviews
Comment from Jade Lawson
I enjoyed reading this poem. You use the fear some people may have about clowns, but indeed I think you are exploring the fear in itself, it could any fear we may held. Sometimes fear controls our lives. I used to be afraid of the predator, and worries he would be under my bed, lol. We must face our fears if we want to break free. Great presentation and your words bring the scene alive, including the emotions.
reply by the author on 30-Sep-2013
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I enjoyed reading this poem. You use the fear some people may have about clowns, but indeed I think you are exploring the fear in itself, it could any fear we may held. Sometimes fear controls our lives. I used to be afraid of the predator, and worries he would be under my bed, lol. We must face our fears if we want to break free. Great presentation and your words bring the scene alive, including the emotions.
Comment Written 30-Sep-2013
reply by the author on 30-Sep-2013
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Thanks very much, Angel. I'm very happy that you thought so, and you're right, this is a poem more about one's personal fears than it is about clowns. Very perceptive catch on your part...
Comment from adewpearl
solid rhyming couplets
my daughter has always been creeped out by clowns, so you're making me laugh at those memories :-)
good alliteration in phrases like wicked white
excellent use of high-impact verbs like maim and destroy to add power to the poem
I can just hear the malicious giggles and teeth gnashing
Brooke :-)
reply by the author on 07-Sep-2013
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solid rhyming couplets
my daughter has always been creeped out by clowns, so you're making me laugh at those memories :-)
good alliteration in phrases like wicked white
excellent use of high-impact verbs like maim and destroy to add power to the poem
I can just hear the malicious giggles and teeth gnashing
Brooke :-)
Comment Written 07-Sep-2013
reply by the author on 07-Sep-2013
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Thanks for digging this one out of the non-promotional pile, and giving me your thought on it, adewpearl. I really appreciate it!
I am still, to this very day, terrified of clowns, to this very day! But, that's how I deal with the things that scare me the most, I write about them. If you ever care to know what scares me, read my work, it's all in there...
Thanks so much, again, it's very much appreciated!
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My sister and I took Miranda to a Halloween party when she was small. I swear the clown who was there to entertain the kids was the sweetest, most non-threatening clown in the world, and still Miranda freaked out. LOL
I wonder what it is that just innately scares some people so much because I love clowns. :-) On the other hand, I am totally creeped out by poor, helpless little worms :-)
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My sister and I took Miranda to a Halloween party when she was small. I swear the clown who was there to entertain the kids was the sweetest, most non-threatening clown in the world, and still Miranda freaked out. LOL
I wonder what it is that just innately scares some people so much because I love clowns. :-) On the other hand, I am totally creeped out by poor, helpless little worms :-)
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It is that painted, white face, a hidden agenda hiding beneath a painted façade that scares me so badly. Why do so many people loathe mimes? For exactly the same reasons, I suspect. It's that painted, pale white face that gets 'em, every time.
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I love mimes too LOL :-)
Comment from amada
Such a profound and incisive work. I was captured from the very first line... Insightful use of the word "clown," double coin of laugh and despair.
reply by the author on 06-Sep-2013
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Such a profound and incisive work. I was captured from the very first line... Insightful use of the word "clown," double coin of laugh and despair.
Comment Written 06-Sep-2013
reply by the author on 06-Sep-2013
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Thanks, Amanda, I truly appreciate that!
Comment from Winslow
Dear Dean,
My two sons were deathly afraid of clowns when they were young. When I was a young boy I thought goblins lived under my bed and if any part of me hung over the edge of the bed I would be in deadly peril of being snatched and taken away. To this day I try not to have any body part dangling over the edge and I am seventy-one. Little did I know that they were inside of me like your poem says. (LOL) A sinister, frightening, engaging read. Well done and I like the music accompanying your poem.
Warm regards, XXXXXX (These are the best skulls I can do)
Winslow
reply by the author on 06-Sep-2013
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Dear Dean,
My two sons were deathly afraid of clowns when they were young. When I was a young boy I thought goblins lived under my bed and if any part of me hung over the edge of the bed I would be in deadly peril of being snatched and taken away. To this day I try not to have any body part dangling over the edge and I am seventy-one. Little did I know that they were inside of me like your poem says. (LOL) A sinister, frightening, engaging read. Well done and I like the music accompanying your poem.
Warm regards, XXXXXX (These are the best skulls I can do)
Winslow
Comment Written 06-Sep-2013
reply by the author on 06-Sep-2013
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Thanks very much, Winslow, I appreciate it. I think it's a fear a lot of us still have. I know that I do, personally. I often write about the things that terrify me most. It helps me to face those fears, head-on...
Thanks, again!
Comment from kiwijenny
Well done Dean...I have never liked clowns...except Ronald MacDonald but that's because he comes with fries.......this is good . A lot of kids are afraid of them.........I am afraid for them...rodeo clowns especially,
Liked this...Osseous ...great word
God bless
reply by the author on 05-Sep-2013
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Well done Dean...I have never liked clowns...except Ronald MacDonald but that's because he comes with fries.......this is good . A lot of kids are afraid of them.........I am afraid for them...rodeo clowns especially,
Liked this...Osseous ...great word
God bless
Comment Written 05-Sep-2013
reply by the author on 05-Sep-2013
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Heck, kiwijenny, jut between me and you, I am terrified of clowns myself. That's how I deal with my fears, though, I write about them. You wanna know what scares me? Read my work, it's all in there.
Thanks for the great review, my friend!
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I am afraid to go to the bathroom on an airplane. I fly 13 Hour flights to NZ! When a flight attendant asks if I want coffee I screech ,"NO, TEMPTER"....break out in a sweat and everything in there. So with feet like beluga whales I run for a bathroom when we land.Where's the loo is my cry.
Comment from GE Parson
Interesting. We currently have head clown in the White House rounded by many sub clowns, all attempting to run our Country.
Y'all have a blessed weekend,
Your Friend,Jerry
reply by the author on 05-Sep-2013
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Interesting. We currently have head clown in the White House rounded by many sub clowns, all attempting to run our Country.
Y'all have a blessed weekend,
Your Friend,Jerry
Comment Written 04-Sep-2013
reply by the author on 05-Sep-2013
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Boy, GE, ain't it the truth?
Thanks for the read & review...
Comment from GWHARGIS
I am going to print this off and post it at work. I have two co workers who are deathly afraid of clowns. I loved the descriptive passages of the clowns and their creepy antics. One spag, there in there. I think it should be they're in there. Hope that helps . Nice job on the carnival nightmare atmosphere.
reply by the author on 05-Sep-2013
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I am going to print this off and post it at work. I have two co workers who are deathly afraid of clowns. I loved the descriptive passages of the clowns and their creepy antics. One spag, there in there. I think it should be they're in there. Hope that helps . Nice job on the carnival nightmare atmosphere.
Comment Written 04-Sep-2013
reply by the author on 05-Sep-2013
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Thanks, Gretchen, I fixed that pesky typo. By all means, print away! Scare the bejeezus outta' them! (LOL)...
Comment from JM daSilva
Clowns are something else. They have always been scary. They might be fun, but I guess what makes them scary is that they hide behind a mask. What can you expect from them? Great poem as usual.
reply by the author on 05-Sep-2013
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Clowns are something else. They have always been scary. They might be fun, but I guess what makes them scary is that they hide behind a mask. What can you expect from them? Great poem as usual.
Comment Written 04-Sep-2013
reply by the author on 05-Sep-2013
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Yes, it's that "painted on perpetual grin" that creeps people out, I think. Then, there are a few infamous characters, such as John Wayne Gacy, that stick out in people's minds, too.
Thanks for the great review, JM!
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All over the world, they are sinister, and people don't know about gacy. I think it's the paint. You got it.
Comment from Jane Johnson
Gosh! I'm glad I had another six to give! You should write a book and each book should have a CD with music to play as they read the poetry. Another freaky one Dean! I got up in the middle of the night, cause I thought I had ghosts and then I read this. Not good! Nothing negative to say about your work EVER!
Thanks for sharing.
reply by the author on 06-Sep-2013
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Gosh! I'm glad I had another six to give! You should write a book and each book should have a CD with music to play as they read the poetry. Another freaky one Dean! I got up in the middle of the night, cause I thought I had ghosts and then I read this. Not good! Nothing negative to say about your work EVER!
Thanks for sharing.
Comment Written 04-Sep-2013
reply by the author on 06-Sep-2013
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Thanks so much for your too kind review, Jane. I truly appreciate that!
Comment from pipersfancy
What a fascinating history of clowns you've provided! But - I still don't understand why they are so dang terrifying!!! Many clown nightmares have I had... and look! You've just given me another... Thanks a bunch, Dean...
Great poem-
PF
reply by the author on 06-Sep-2013
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What a fascinating history of clowns you've provided! But - I still don't understand why they are so dang terrifying!!! Many clown nightmares have I had... and look! You've just given me another... Thanks a bunch, Dean...
Great poem-
PF
Comment Written 04-Sep-2013
reply by the author on 06-Sep-2013
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I don't know why either, PF, but I have my suspicions. All I DO know is that they scare the bejeezus outta' me!
Thanks for the review...
