11-10-2021, 09:59 PM
He sits behind a small platform
and puts his troupe,
imported fleas
(10 cents a flea to
to ship stewards steaming in
from the Mediterranean),
through six acts:
Through magnifying glasses
spectators watch the fleas
dance, juggle, walk a tightrope,
and operate a carrousel.
Harnessed by a thin gold wire,
the climax is two fleas dragging
tiny chariots in a mock race.
So eager to please they are,
they wear their legs off
in a few days.
and puts his troupe,
imported fleas
(10 cents a flea to
to ship stewards steaming in
from the Mediterranean),
through six acts:
Through magnifying glasses
spectators watch the fleas
dance, juggle, walk a tightrope,
and operate a carrousel.
Harnessed by a thin gold wire,
the climax is two fleas dragging
tiny chariots in a mock race.
So eager to please they are,
they wear their legs off
in a few days.