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The Whole Circus Has Come to Town

The Whole Circus Has Come to Town

With all the familiar clowns

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Bob Metivier
Mar 24, 2022
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A villanelle on vetting a new supreme court candidate

Patriotic clown waving the national flag — By ajr_images (adobe Stock- licensed)


The whole circus has come to town 
Their banners and posters and games 
With all the familiar clowns 
 
 They chant those old slogans aloud 
 They banter and bluster and rail 
 The whole circus has come to town 

They gather the c…

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