'The clown! The clown!', a facade of his own
Entered the town as the sun went down.
A thunder, a roar, wailing of a distant cyclone
Deserted was the town, alone was the clown!
A creak and a twitch, wild was the breeze
Dangled the planks in all the alleys.
Twirling was the smoke from all the chimneys
Huddled was everyone, with beer and buddies.
A look to the left and a look to the right
People were present, but out of sight.
Zigzag and straight, the footsteps that night
His cul-de-sac, he hugged tight.
Sound of hooves, a dust cloud at a distance
The clown stood still, an act of persistence.
Horses, horses, black, white and gray
Running so fast, as if in a fray.
They came and they went
Creating a permanent dent
Torn was a cheek; he lost his smile
To accept the new fact, it took him a while.
Soiled was his sac, that lay on the ground
Some of its belongings could never be found.
Balls and sticks and wand and mirror
Saw his face, and he was in a horror.
Heavens saw it all when he shed a tear
No one but he was alone and full of fear
The stars shone bright and the moon juggled
But didn't laugh the clown with a smile so chiseled.
Gathered his things with hands of despair
Life looked redundant and so unfair.
With wings of present all broken and clipped
He walked out of the town, downtrodden and ripped.
A jingle of bells and approaching footsteps
Stopped him at once but absent were the peps.
A finger entwined, so soft was the flesh
Looked he around and found a face so fresh.
Curly and long, blond were the hair
Hazel eyes and complexion was fair.
Chubby cheeks and a dimpled chin
Her smile made his heart spin.
Out came the balls and started the game
Next was the turn of the stick of the fame.
Round and round the wand did swirl
Seeing the cap, smiled the girl.
Heaven came together, witnessed the history
Time scribbled a note on life's tapestry
'Nothing's impossible' were the two golden words
Proved again the clown with the conquered crosswords!