The poem "Coney Island" is basically about the author himself James I. Weil. As you read more into the poem, you'll realize it's not only a poem about a carnival, but also about life, life with its "Us and downs".
First off when you read this poem, line 2 "on roller coaster ups and downs" to me, it means life having its ups and downs; ups being good times and downs being bad times.
Another odd line or phrase is from lines 5-6 "now arms filled with dolls i threw so much for". This phrase tells me that it relates to life because in life, you spend money, you work, you give things up like line 6"I threw so much for" and for "now arms filled with dolls" meaning that the things you recieved after giving what you've got.
Last but not least, at lines 9-12 "and ask, how many more times around, i have, to catch that brass-ring-sun" At lines 9-10, he wonders how long he has; how many more days, weeks, etc. he has left "to catch that brass-ring-sun"; to catch his dreams. He wonders how much time he has left to catch his dreams.
At first when your reading this poem, you would wonder what the author is talking about other than a carnival, what was the point of writing this. But when you analyze each word and phrase, you can tell hes not only describing a carnival, but also life.
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