LIFE'S A STAGE

Written for Spidey's Weekly Poetry Contest - free-verse poem

LIFE'S A STAGE

Life's a stage and we all have parts
to play beneath the brilliant light;
I chose to play the lead as a lover,
left at the alter, sadness in my heart.

An easy part for me to play, you see,
for I have so often loved and lost!
I win acclaim for the leading role
and collect the roses thrown -

Life's a stage, so close to reality!
You make the audience laugh or cry
when they see the part played out,
thinking it's only make-believe.

Life's a stage, the final curtain
soon rings down and life is done;
A flickering flame of glory and
all too quickly the show is over.

Countrymom
2/28/06