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There really is no meaning of Clooney the Clown. It's just a funny poem. I can't tell you how Shel Silverstein himself felt when he wrote this poem, but I did it for a speech at school and everyone loved it, so there might be a meaning to it - to make people laugh!

- I disagree with the first answer. I don't think Shel Silverstein intended for it to be funny at all, just as Cloony in the poem did not intend to be funny when he was telling everyone how he felt. The first answer here is perfectly ironic. Cloony the Clown has a very deep meaning. Literally it is about a clown who fails at being funny and is sent into depression. And when he decides to be serious and let out all of his sad feelings people find it funny which leads to him being even more depressed. I think the meaning of it is to give a relatable story for anyone who has felt frustration with getting opposite responses to what they're trying to do/get across. It's perfectly relatable to many people in the entertainment industry, poets included.

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