Saturday, July 30, 2011

Scarecrow

Scarecrow in the front row
Rags make riches
From the stitches
But he's not alive, it shows

Trembling in the ill wind
Buttons for eyes
Hands done in ties
Patchy hessian-skinned
As the crow flies
Away from him

Grease painted clown face
Smiling in vain
All without a name
Withdraw the human race
It's rather a shame
Even the birds can't stand his face

Scarecrow in the background
Plays the bitter anti-hero
Is that weeping that we hear? No!
Give it time, stick around
Watch him spring out of the ground
He'll dance for us, put on a show
Our lonely friend, the sad scarecrow
Our lonely little scarecrow

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