countyfairpoem #2

here we are at the yearly walworth county fair the grandkids sang again in the junior american idol show should’ve won we suggested to a harried judge all finalists get certificates they worked so hard nachos brats elephant ears soothed us I spotted the lamb kabob booth too late this time we hit the barns first monster turkey toms hens smaller all with numbers on their backs like marathon runners number 64 had laid an egg the rabbits and cavis still a draw we lost wyatt in the swine barn after watching a blue-ribbon winner eat and pee at the same time for me the best part was the judging of dairy goats brown and white kids like I had when I was a kid now the grandkids are onto the rides hideous at hideous prices this fair is one hundred sixty years old I was six in this spot when I learned any ride but the merry-go-round and ferris wheel made me puke my daughter number two was six when she reeled out of the fun house crying

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