A Prayer For Clowns

[Gail]

I thought some of you might enjoy this, if you belong to the 3 stooges
fan club (run by Gary Lassin, not C-III), it's on the back of your
membership card. And, as always: "For Duty and Humanity!".
Gail

A PRAYER FOR CLOWNS

God bless all clowns
Who star the world with laughter
Who ring the rafters
With a flying jest,
Who make the world spin merry on its way
And somehow add more beauty to each day.
God bless all clowns
So poor the world would be
Lacking their piquant touch of hilarity
The belly-laughs, the ringing, lovely mirth
That makes a friendly place of this earth.
God bless all clowns---
Give them a long, good life,
Make bright their way---They're a race apart
All comest most who turn their hearts' pain
Into a dazzling jest to lift the heart.
God bless all clowns

---------------Unknown

[James L. Neibaur]

This was originally spoken by Dick Van Dyke in his eulogy for Stan Laurel, at
Laurel's funeral in February, 1965. The entire eulogy, and poem, is printed in
John McCabe's book "Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy."

But the clowns the poem refers to can really be any of the timeless artists of
classic screen comedy, the Stooges included.

JN

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[Curley]

This is a very beautiful. Apparently, it was written by Moe's wife Helen
for Ted Healy's wife after he died.