Don't Let A Clown Be Loney

[danny_]

Don't Let A Clown Be Lonely

by


FATMAN BUTTER


When creatures gather in groups of more than three
How diverse and sometimes strange is our terminology  
How did it come about that we have a murder of crows? 
Who names them so, and the reasons why, Heaven only knows
Not just animals, but assemblies of any ilk can hold titles of renown < I trip a little on the tempo here. When I say it aloud I can make it work, but reading it is a different story.
Perhaps fated to be friendless, a notable exception, is the poor circus clown < Great introduction


A scurry of squirrels, a host of sparrows
A string of pearls, a quiver of arrows
An army of frogs, a knot of toads, a bask of crocodiles
A stand of trees, a ring of keys, and a glow of smiles
A plague of rats, a cloud of bats, a mob of kangaroos
What do we call several clowns?—I really have no clues < "clues" is cute and fitting on the subject of clowns


Occasionally our words can be rather bland; for example, a herd of cows < semicolon suggestion.
Other accumulations can sound quite grand, like a parliament of owls < grand indeed!
Also somewhat ordinary is a bunch of carrots < tempo short-stopped here, but again, saying it aloud with good reading skill you can make it work.
Yet almost outlandish: a pandemonium of parrots
But what of the clown? On one hand amusing; perhaps sinister on the other
Does this contradiction forbid him to rally with associate or brother? < associate? well, he doesn't have any, so he can't rally with one. just a thought.


A gaggle of geese waddling on the ground becomes a skein when they fly
If there's anybody who knows, would you please tell me why?
A crowd, when in a church, transforms to be a congregation
Swans, only when on water, are called a lamentation
It's a walk of snails, which is somewhat odd, as they're devoid of feet < great line :]
And it's not a bed of oysters because that's the place they go to sleep < suggestion of italics here for any reader wanting to stress correctly aloud.


Some collectives have the power to intrigue and fascinate
Others go crash-bang-wallop, giving it to you straight
So, surely, the world of words can provide a moniker for those kings of slapstick < pretty long-winded!
An accolade that says, watch out, and yet provides a smile—that would be the trick < nicely worded though
I have it! Not only fitting the criteria, but I'm quite taken by how this sounds
I here declare those gentlemen of painted face should be known as...a buffoonery of clowns

As I said in last message, consider: I here declare those gentlemen of painted face be known... as a buffoonery of clowns (because I would like the pause to be right after known, creating suspense on a better word than "as") but again it might be fine as is. Not sure you need "should". 

As I went over this again I enjoyed it even more. This is undoubtedly the kind of poem that would be just fantastic read aloud (maybe with some great face expressions too!) and voice stress & modulation, slipping around those tempo issues with some clever pace adjustments now and then. 

Quite a clever and fun poem.