Dottie the Clown

Dottie the clown turned frowns

into smiles, and laughter and giggles.

Her facial was so many bright colors

in O so many different patterns.

She was down right silly

and she knew how to trip and fall

O so ungracefully with 

foolish folly

that delighted all as she did fall.

Her antics kept everyone in stitches

with laughter that was so contagious

and our bellies rumbled and shook

as more and more laughter

poured out.

Everything she did made us happy

and we stood up and applauded

Dottie the circus  clown  

who knew how to fall down

and wipe off our frowns

with laughter and smiles.

But we only saw the outside

of Dottie the clown

never noticed the pain

inside of her and

how sad she was.

Yes Dottie made us all happy

but on the inside she was so sad.

And the truth was that Dottie

the clown hardly ever laughed

actually never laughed at all.

Bare face and in civilian clothes

with out her grease paint and

red nose, all of her sadness showed

and a passer by told her that she

should go to the circus and see

Dottie the clown.

"O Dottie the clown will bring

down the house with laughter

that is O so Contagioud and

you just must go and see her.

But Dottie said nothing

to the passer by.

Tears of sadness filled

Dottie the clown's eyes

and YES Dottie would cry

all through the night.