The Seige

the shortest of day has just begun and a solitary, smiling clown, uncloaked, and marched towards the Castle gate, the red right hand formed a fist and was raised towards the sky and stood a silent vigil until an arrow took his eye, a second snarling figure appeared and replaced the last and did the same and half a dozen arrows took him down, a third emerged from the undergrowth and took his stance, fist held high and laughed at the barrage of feather and flint that flew his way, A forth unfurled himself from a tree and jinked and ran until he stood upon his kith and kin, the sky turned black, the quivers sang, and all the while, unnoticed, a gang of orange haired urban artists tagged the doors with circus make up and dripping sprayed on graffitied words of war,

THIS IS A SIGN

         Signed the clowns.

Reviews

[CD Campbell]

I say we stop this terrible persecution of the clown. He/she just wants to make us smile, but have gone about it all the wrong way. I can say that is an extreme reaction to not wanting clowns on your front porch. I wondered though if any of them did an overextended death scene just to get the last laugh as they always do? And they always do.

I think this kind of writing is totally crazy and entertaining. It definitely holds you to the very end and makes you think why anyone would want to kill any joy that arrives at the front gate so to speak. Some people just dont want be or forced to be happy. I think the clowns had it their way with the sign though.

[gram linski]

Aye, their day is coming when they creep into town and tie you down and turn your frown upside down tis the night of the clowns, heeheeheeheeheee

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Now this is so creative gram as you take conversations and concepts and merge them into Game of Thrones meets my own herritage, meets those creepy clowns. Loved it! Filled with movement, mystery and majesty!

[gram linski]

Anything to please, Sire,