Oh little girl how pretty you are
You look like your mother
You have her smile and her eyes
Come with me
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Yes, Rachel, this is dark; it is terrifying stuff; it is unspeakable stuff; it is exactly what poetry should be. The dark circus exists and poets have to tell that story as well as merry sunshine stories. Good stuff.
I wonder who the speaker is. Maybe the Grim Reaper wants to tempt you to join your mother. Or is this an internal voice that dwells on dark thoughts? This frightening voice probably belongs to the imagination, and it invites you to a circus that is tinged by thoughts of death. Let us hope your imagination has other voices to counteract it. Recently the P.T. Barnum Circus in the daylight world had to shut down due to decreasing audiences. Let us hope that happens to the dark circus too.
That's so lovely. The little girl getting into the steps of her most beautiful and talented mother. Great piece of poetry. Thanks.
Composed nicely the poem has a mystery for the readers to unravel. Unique piece. Loved it.
The poem'Little Girl' which is the the beginning to a new series called dark circus has been painted very touchingly and nicely. It is a great tribute to a mother. Thank u dear Rachel for sharing this and congratulation for the poem of the day.
a mysterious poem of an innocent life for another life? ................wonderfully written.
A good piece You may try my To all men and women toying...
Thank you all for such lovely comments! This piece was very heartfelt for me, bringing me to tears while writing it. So seeing how people responded was very touching.