County Fair
By Karen Hartley
Hurry to the ticket booth!
Pay so you can stay all day
The clicking turnstile makes you smile
Then you’re bombarded by a
cacophony of sounds and
brightly painted horses
on the dazzling carousel
turning ’round and ’round
Noises - lights - colors
What to do first
Rides - midway - games
Thirst
Food - drink - music
Laughter - big kids - little tykes
Demos and blaring mics
Exhibits - art - quilts
Merchandise - what to buy
Jewelry - hats - items to try
From the latest fry pans and
Cooking things - to samples
and sparkling bling
Barbeque - hotdogs - popcorn
Ice cream logs
Beer - wine - animal time
Rides to the sky - the Ferris wheel and
Roller coaster - whirling things
flying swings - balloons popping - ring tossing
Children’s laughter - what’s left to do
after all of this?
Exhausted - tired and before you know it
The lights go out one by one
and suddenly, sadly
All too soon
No more fun!
Your day at the
County Fair
Is done
