Fair
merry-go-round
was in town
cotton candy clouds
floated barely off the ground
apples painted glossy
balloon high
Dumbo flies
fish swim
green dragon rails
tiny trains chug achoo
spinning cups
dizzy strawberries
turning kaleidoscope
and you
round in my belly
kicking to get out
then you were there
like you’d always been
trailing tickets
wearing out the wheel
making daddy squeal
“wee, wee, wee, all the way home”
TL