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All the World's a Stage
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All the World's a Stage |
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Astraea Member
since 1999-11-09
Posts 378California! Yeah! Okay, I'm done now |
We've all seen the plays, We've all cried our tears, And yet we all say that all the world's a stage Does this mean we are all merely acting a character Who we only want to be? Smiling, laughing, loving, And then turning around Picking up a knife to cut your heart All the world's a stage And actors abound and are useless We've watched the many civil Juliets cry over their Romeos, We've been with Hamlet and his foes, We've run from our destinies like Oedipus And found only deepest despair, But we've also witnessed the magic of Cats And the liveliness of our world. All the world's a stage And anything can happen So we cry, we smile, and we love We get through the day Through whatever may ail us Through whatever roses we find And we know that we've lived another day Gone through another showing of your life That may soon end But I have only one question, my friends, If all the world's a stage, Where is the audience? "Sometimes stars can only be seen in darkness." "Sorrow's crown of sorrow is remembering happier things." |
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
Our audience lies in the eyes of every face we encounter - throughout "The Seven Stages of Man" |
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Rosemary J. Gwaltney Senior Member
since 1999-08-26
Posts 997northern mountains, Idaho |
Very intriguing poem! Ah, the audience is there, but you're fortunate if you're blinded by the stage lights and cannot see them. Audiences are always two-faced, and you will never discover your part by listening to them. Always, only discover your part by listening to your heart. |
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Echo Rhayne Senior Member
since 1999-09-17
Posts 1495Canyon Country, CA |
I am the actor who plays the part, marching to the tempo of the conductors baton. The audience is there, but I am glad sometimes that I dont see it, cause it would make me 'act; differently if I did! ~*~ Hell is not a place of fire and a devil with a tail and horns. But a place of torment because the light of God is gone. To escape this, accept the blood of Jesus Christ! ~*~ |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Yes the world it is a stage And we are merely actors Our script it is dependent on Many unseen factors We have no choice, but act life out To take each day as they come I hope to make the play I'm in A least a good long run If I can bring just one bright smile If I can ease one pain This simple play of life I'm in Shall not have been in vain |
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