The Fairground

I remember the fairground when I was a child, there
Was the candy Fairy Floss machines, and you could
See them spinning the spider webs of sugar which
Made up the sweet delight, that children loved to eat
Then There was Sideshow Alleys with its clown stall
With the moving heads and popping the balls into it's
Mouth, there was the shooting galleries and penny
Toss events and many other things to play, there was a
Ghost Train and the Dodgem Cars and Boats, where
Bumping deliberately was not allowed, the Penny Arcade
With Pinball games and the Claw Crane where you tried
To grab a prize If you where lucky, penny slots which
Could give you a free ball and your penny back by flicking
A lever, and now the main events, the Big Dipper or
Roller Coaster, it would leave you going back for your
Stomach, the large Slippery Dips, Hall of Mirrors and
The Tunnel of Love river caves, Ferris Wheel and the
Helter Skelter where you rode down a spiral on a mat
But the one thing that stands out in the Fairground
Was the giant Carousel, a beautiful hand crafted
Turntable loaded with beautifully crafted wooden
Horses, which where all hand painted, children would
Always want to ride this iconic ride and if you where
Able to grab the brass ring, you would get another
Ride absolutely free, yes the Fairground was an event
In itself, as children would always want to go there
All of the time and even the adults would ask their
Children to go, because inside every adult lived
Another little child, they all loved the Fairground.
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Posted: Jan 2013
About this poem:
This is a nostalgia piece I have written for all the children and would be children who liked going to....."The Fairground" (Amusement Parks)

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Comments (2)

Serenity4two
This wonderful piece of writing will bring out the inner child in all of us !
Well done on this beautiful nostalgic trip to the "Fairground "applause
Regards , Fiona handshake wine
john17021984
Hi Serenity, Thank you for reading and commenting on my poem I have many more posted on this site to view, feel free to do so, all the best. John kiss hug teddybear
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