Send in the Clowns
Haiku Number Nine From Song Lyrics
By Alyson Smith Published 25 days ago • 1 min read
Photo by Prakriti Khajuria on Unsplash
I have a goal of 50 days - 50 haikus - responding to 50 different songs. These are songs with lyrics that I feel close to. Number Nine is the beautiful Send in the Clowns by Judy Collins.
Send in the Clowns
Late love’s empty stage
Sole, silent clowns in the dark
The show ends alone.
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Alyson Smith
Neurodivergent, working-class writer and artist diagnosed with Bipolar. Based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. MA in Creative Writing. Currently waitressing while finishing my novel.
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