A Clown's Journey to Canterbury

This was an assignment from my English class last year. We had to add another person to The Canterbury Tales and describe him like Chaucer would in the modern times. XD

And there was a clown who came from far away

He was entertaining, but a bit obnoxious, I might say

Hiding behind the face paint, he was a man of thirty five

Never had a child; never had a wife

Being silly is all he could do to pass his days

The best part, he said, is that he can still get paid

His red nose would squeak when squeezed

I swear the ground would shake whenever he would sneeze

A beast of a man; over six feet tall

With huge feet and an even bigger jaw

He could never stay serious, not in one conversation

And claimed that this pilgrimage to Canterbury was his vacation

He would tell us stories about his “party days” in Clown College

I’m sure that school is where he obtained all his knowledge

His favorite was about his first kiss with a mime

He must have told us that one over a thousand times

Although this clown came here on a whim

It might be fun journeying with him

Reviews

[Trevor Jay Bloodworth]

Pretty fun to read. A break away from the mostly seriousness in other poetry.

[annabellee]

haha that's so funny, great story about the clown, I really enjoyed it, your teacher must have been pleased with this one.
Thanx for sharing :)

[Soma-ko]

Haha, thoroughly enjoyed. I'm actually reading The Canterbury tales right now, and so far so good (only up to the carpenter's first story, who's occupation was debased by the miller). Fun read, and great job on this.