Holus Bolus: “The Circus is in Town”

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The CircusHoop-la! The circus is in town!

Have you seen the elephant?

Have you seen the clown?

Have you seen the dappled horse gallop around the ring?

Have you seen the acrobats on the dizzy swing?

Have you seen the tumbling men tumble up and down?

Hoop-la! Hoop-la! The circus is in town!

C Michael James Dennis

Holus Bolus: An “all at once” poem

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Holus Bolus
Every morning I try to get up on time,
sometimes I get up to see the sun shine.
Sometimes I wake up to catch the last drop of dark,
or watch the last drop of rain trickle down the tree’s bark.
Some mornings I find it hard to wake at all,
until from under the covers I force myself to crawl.
I can’t stand being late in the fresh morning air,
don’t want to rush through the weather, so fair.
But most mornings are different, I take joy
that all at once they walk to school, every girl and every boy.

All at once.

Written by Sophia Deverell

Holus Bolus: “The Square People” gathering at the old Times Square

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picture-1.pngThe Square People gathering at night to enjoy restaurants, movies, theaters. All sorts of wonderful entertainment in one colorful square. A square that would become a celebration point for all America. The VE Day celebrations there would echo around the world. All this can only mean one square, the Times Square before the New York Times built a new building on 43rd Street in 1904. To give the name Times Square it was known as Longacre SquareEarlier the turn of the century a somewhat dangerous place, a  place where only villains and the like would dare enter – Reginald Stanley Birch

Holus Bolus: “The Square”, Manhattan

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The Square

People gathering at night to enjoy restaurants, movies, theaters

All sorts of wonderful entertainment in one colorful square

A square that would become a celebration point for all America

The VE Day celebrations there would echo around the world

All this can only mean one square the Times Square

Before the New York Times built a new building on 43rd Street in 1904

To give the name Times Square it was known as Longacre Square

Earlier the turn of the century a somewhat dangerous place

A place where only villains and the like would dare enter

– Reginald Stanley Birch