in 2016-17 i wrote some very short children's stories and rhymes about "Hiram." when i wrote 30 of them, i made them into a collection called " Hiram's Big Story-Book." and the only person to ever read them was our very own
Cafe SalMONAlla !!
here’s one more, an outlying abecedarian thing called ‘The Parade’, and my notes tell me that lemona came up with ‘YOUNGSTER’ for Y. Ta lemona, wherever you are.
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ADAM: in the lengthy march of letters, ADAM leads with a mace.
BRICK: the brick road is crimson, and comfortable for feet more than carriages.
CHORUS: these are frightfully fat singers, who belt fiercely, but fret from the walking.
DRUM: with a dear want of wood, we can’t waste on drumsticks, so the wide drum skins are wet from palm sweat.
ELEPHANT: the ultimate attraction: she ambles along behind all other performers, and her trunk aches to trumpet as the eager children overcrowd her.
FLUGELHORN: Marchers gnaw on their mouthpieces. They’re becoming bored with one meager melody—a single mellow minor note, made many, many times.
GYMNAST: The entire time, she tosses and tumbles on tense toes, together with her twirling baton.
HORSE: Black blinders block the vision of the horses; their clip clops go slow.
ILLUSIONIST: Carried on a float, flapping cards.
JUGGLER: Small sacks slip from his fingers in smooth, circling motion, and then they arc around his head.
KEG. When the festivities go flat, forty kegs of wine will flow, but for now, they are rolled down the road.
LEOPARD: He paces in his caged wagon on clawless paws.
MASK. Behind ADAM, both the band and the others bury features in a mask. ADAM rebuffs the garb—not as a bold and brash display, but because it will not fit his beak-like nose.
NEBUCHADNEZZAR. His name is chanted by every child. His flat feet flop and his huge nose honks in rhythm. Consummate clown!
ORCHESTRA: Strings shoved over shoulders.
PICCOLO. A flute, but up many octaves, makes for aggravating music. Older onlookers can’t even hear the harmonies.
QUEEN: How wily was the wicked man who risked the robbery of her circus crown…
RING. Revolving around an arm.
SWORD: It is swallowed by only one daring soul. He sways on the jolting surface, the side of a wagon, and sucks in his stomach for a sanguine swallow.
TAIL: did you discern, through the thighs of the dancers, that the lengths of their synthetic devil tails were different?
UNICYCLE. One wheel.
VEHICLE. To pull particular parties.
WHIP. It brushes the bent backbone of a big cat, bringing about a bellow.
XERXES: He’s aged more than another at hand—his comical companion —and his back’s all the more arched. He aches along like so; his act is awkward. It upsets the adults.
YOUNGSTER. Gap-toothed grins galore, too many to manage.
ZEBRA. Barred in her wagon with black and white stripes.