County Fair

In most every city and town around

Things happen once a year at the fair ground

The county fair kicks off in the fall

For fun, food, and pleasure for one and all

 

There’s a nightly rodeo and livestock competition

An open midway awaits the price of admission

Turkey legs and cotton candy are the popular fare

Look around, you’ll see your neighbors there

 

Some like the ring toss, others try breaking balloons

The fair will run to late evening from early afternoon

A few win stuffed animals to big to carry in your arms

But always a winner with the lady’s charm

 

The smell of hot dogs and popcorn waft through the air

Outside the Mummy’s Tent people just stand and stare

There’s a weight guesser working on folks over there

In that tent, a mind reader is bending silverware

 

There are rides galore scattered all around the midway about

On some, the people scream, on others, they laugh and shout

There are rides for the wee ones and some for the girls

Look at the Cup N’ Saucers and the Tilt-A-Whirl

 

The Ferris-Wheel stands out away all alone reaching high

It’s not a good ride for the faint of heart or the shy

With its rocking seats slowly rising up to the very top

Some folks are stuck way up there when the turning stops

 

The Carousel sits in the middle as a favorite attraction

The calliope music highlights the whirling action

Colorful painted horses pump rhythmically up and down

Seems that everyone there wants to ride once around

 

Bright lights are burning everywhere, some are flashing off and on

Bumper Cars are banging and the locomotive steams along

The Carnies shout their calls to get the crowds attention

There just too much to do and see; more than one can mention

 

For hours the crowd imbibes in the food, frolic, and fun

They ebb and flow just like the tide almost moving as one

Then sometime after midnight it all comes winding slowly down

Everyone heads on back home to await the fair’s return to town

 

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