Do you laugh at your poem when it plays the clown?

Question

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DO YOU LAUGH AT THE POET

WHEN HE PLAYS THE CLOWN?

I spin it once

the face goes round

Harlequin laughs

Harlequin frowns

I spit it twice

it laughs at me

Manikin’s black

Manikin’s brown

I spin it thrice

and I see me

Puppetted sights

Puppetted sounds

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Answer 1

only if spit is like drivel hohohho oh sorry not nice to pick on typos.

PS what you got against clowns? I am married to a Professional Clown. No joking. He can get $100 an hour to make kids laugh. They call us the "two clowns" but don't have a costume....and I only get paid (sometimes) to do his bookkeeping.

If I laugh at my own poem I know for a fact someone else will, since I have discovered like minded lun...lovers of comedy here in the poetry section. I love the idea of people laughing at my funny poems - when they lol at my serious ones then I think "hmm missed the mark there haven't I"

very interesting classical view of clowns. Nicely done.

Answer 2

Until I cry:-)

Answer 3

Only if it appropriate, but not to hurt someones feelings!! Cheers!!

Answer 4

Depends on the poet. Sometimes I laugh WITH the poet. The play may be the thing, but it is artifice. This poem is not.

Answer 5

I liked your poem and the meaning ' but i probably would not laugh as laughs can be so cruel at times...Some poems are to be funny then i would laugh but not if he or she was trying to write a piece from the heart.

Answer 6

A long time ago I learned that I need to laugh at my own jokes, because no one else will. There is a price to pay for being a genius, as you are well aware. btw, Don' t spit on the poor little thing that's not nice.