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Quiet, Peter. I am hiding from a savage terry cloth lion. From a tiger, plush and scary. From a bear, ferocious and beary.

But don’t worry. Don’t be frightened. They won’t bite you unless you bite them– like the crackers in the sofa Daniel hid last time we came over.

When the sharks and minnows come to feed, little scarlet billows spread in rings– rings of roses replacing roses that wither. Roses return to dust and dither. Ringing around and around and again– ah, all that I want is Barnum and Bailey.

Charley Horse, in locomotion, routed Thomas into the ocean. As an iceberg broke his heading–

Jesus carried Peter to heaven.

In a stubbly chin and hospice gown, Peter kissed my cheek and laid back down.

And then thousands of gleaming heavenly figures cheered as his body quaked and quivered. Ringing around and around and again– ah, all that I want–

Ringing around and around and again– ah, all that I want– ah, all that I want is Barnum and Bailey.

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from Arthur at the Bottom of the Sea, released August 13, 2022

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