Open Poetry #14 |
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The audience and the stars |
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LovinTheStage New Member
since 2001-06-23
Posts 2Kentucky |
Hey y'all. This is the first poem I've put here, so tell me what you think! Under the lights Before the audience Becoming another… Being different For a moment For an instant Stepping outside yourself The audience is fuzzy... But the task is so clear Under the stars Alone in the night Becoming adult Being yourself For a moment For an instant Seeing the stars clearly Through the small strip of sky Visible between the hills Onstage, Offstage A few feet, a few steps But an ocean of difference Looking at the narrow blue strip Sometimes, if one gazes hard enough A falling star can be seen… Looking out on the rows of chairs After the house lights are off Close your eyes… Perhaps you’ll see what you are Perhaps you’ll see what you may become Maybe, just maybe… a star is born "All the world's a stage, and the men and women merely players"-W.S. |
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Marge Tindal![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
LovinTheStage~ Welcome to the center stage of Passions ! ![]() Have a wonderful day ! ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Ah, I can tell, you're going to like it here! Welcome to Passions! Please, check your e-mail for a special message! Karilea |
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MARK V SHELDON Member Elite
since 2001-06-21
Posts 3015In a corporeal internship... |
LTS, the first read was filled with strong imagery, but with the second read, I noticed the comparison/contrast between stage/country; people/self; expectation/potential... Much deeper upon careful contemplation than at first appears. Even the title, I just noticed, has a nice comparison between stars in the sky and "stars" as stage artists. Very nicely done! Welcome to a very uplifting site. -MVS "If you think you know it all, you have a lot to learn." "Everyone can hear; few can listen." [This message has been edited by MARK V SHELDON (edited 06-23-2001).] |
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sodpossom Senior Member
since 2001-06-15
Posts 723N.C |
Very well done and welcome aboard! |
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