The History of Juggling

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Juggling all the news of each day ~

acts worthy of the Ed Sullivan show 

from far away years. Plates spinning 

while the latest performer jack rabbited 

back and forth to avoid an untimely crash 

to the stage floor, and then 

Liberace, in a jewel encrusted cape 

at a grand piano 

candelabra on it's edge, 

joked and entertained us;

new songsters, like young Patsy Cline,

presented themselves to the world. 

A world gone by in a blink 

but never far from my memory.

Today's variety shows are sensational!

"Call in to vote for your favourite"

Not a feature for The Ed Sullivan Show

 ~ TV ratings his only metric. 

So here we are - juggling all the news of the day.
Sensational, lots of variety, bluster and showmanship

“The world cannot be governed without juggling.”

~ John Selden

(1584 ~ 1654