Circus Strand
Commissioned Work
acrylic / canvas

And here they are
on the circus strand
gaudy and gleeful
and ready to charm.
Red beaked clowns buffooning
on the rocks...
the oystercatchers smile.
The drying cormorant
in feathered cloak outstretches
and in his pocket...
a rabbit and cards.
The black faced seal
without his multicoloured ball
at ease in his briny confines.
Ducks walking on water.
Crows laughing at gulls.
The otter the acrobat
dances for fish who
glide like the lady
who holds the big hoop.
And the noises and lights
reflecting on water...
the big top at the seaside
the circus strand