AN INTERESTING THOUGHT

 

An interesting thought

Occurred to me

Just the other day

About those who play

At a recital

And also recite at a play

BREAK A LEG

 

“Break a leg?” is an actors saying

Which is from the distant past

And has become a tradition

Because every play has a cast

TO PARAPHRASE THE GREAT FRANK CAPRA

 

To paraphrase the great Frank Capra

“I thought drama was when actors cried

But I was clearly mistaken in that belief

As drama is when the audience cries”

I HEARD ABOUT A YOUNG ACTOR

 

I heard about a young actor

Who was playing the part of a Page

Fell through the floorboards

But he was just going through a stage

THE SCULPTOR CREATES

 

The sculptor creates

With skilful hands

The beauteous article

An artistic gift

Its concept borrowed

From his dreams

And his subconscious mind

To infuse in his design

And create a work of art

WHEN I TOLD MUM

 

When I told mum

I had opened a theatre

I got a rather strange

Reaction from her

“Are you having me on?”

She said to me

I said “you'll have to audition

And then we’ll see”

THE POET DIPS HIS QUILL

 

The poet dips his quill

In the inkwell of the muse

The resulting flowing words

Are the fruit of thought

Gathered on the page

In a Poetic harvest

IN THE WELL OF THOUGHTS

 

In the well of thoughts

The wordsmith dips his cup

In search of inspiration

And drinks deep the draught

But when the spark is struck

The muse was present

At the moment of conception

THE LOCAL AM-DRAM GROUP

 

The local Am-Dram group

Is presenting Hamlet presently

And sadly, I have been invited

To attend this particular tragedy

ARTISTIC PRACTICE

 

The potter breathing life

Into cold dead clay

An artist and his canvas

Killing the White

The sculpture seeing visions

In the lifeless stone

Wordsmiths weaving

Elaborate fabric with their words

Wood carvers releasing

The image hid within the wood

The unity between hand and mind

Artists and artisans all

THE NINE MUSES OF THE ARTS – THALIA (MUSE OF COMEDY)

 

The nine muses

Daughters of Zeus

Inspiring of mortals

And nurturers of the arts

The eighth was,

The divine Thalia,

Flourishing, in bloom,

Was the muse of comedy and idyllic poetry

A comic mask in her hand

The praises of Thalia, rustic goddess

And in her songs flourish through time

THE NINE MUSES OF THE ARTS – TERPSICHORE (MUSE OF DANCING)

 

The nine muses

Daughters of Zeus

Inspiring of mortals

And nurturers of the arts

The seventh was,

The divine Terpsichore,

Delight of dancing,

Muse of choral songs and dance

A lyre in her hand

Accompanies the dancers

Terpsichore muse of dance

Mother of the sirens

THE NINE MUSES OF THE ARTS – POLYHYMNIA (MUSE OF HYMNS)

 

The nine muses

Daughters of Zeus

Inspiring of mortals

And nurturers of the arts

The sixth was,

The divine Polyhymnia,

The one of many hymns,

Was the Muse of sacred poetry and sacred hymns

Of eloquence and pantomime

In her long cloak and classical pose

Polyhymnia was a serious, pensive and meditative muse

THE NINE MUSES OF THE ARTS – CLIO (MUSE OF HISTORY)

 

The nine muses

Daughters of Zeus

Inspiring of mortals

And nurturers of the arts

The second was,

The divine Clio

The maker of fame,

Was the muse of history

A parchment scroll in her hands

Clio was the proclaimer

I HEARD ABOUT A YOUNG ACTOR

 

I heard about a young actor

Who was playing the part of a Page

Fell through the floorboards

But he was just going through a stage

TO PARAPHRASE THE GREAT FRANK CAPRA

 

To paraphrase the great Frank Capra

“I thought drama was when actors cried

But I was clearly mistaken in that belief

As drama is when the audience cries”

IN OUR AMATEUR DRAMATICS GROUP

 

In our Amateur Dramatics group

I was performing in a pantomime

Which was actually rather crappy

And I argued with one of the dwarfs

I’m don’t know which one he was

But I know for sure he wasn’t happy

BREAK A LEG

 

“Break a leg?” is an actors saying

Which is from the distant past

And has become a tradition

Because every play has a cast

WHEN I TOLD MUM

 

When I told mum

I had opened a theatre

I got a rather strange

Reaction from her

“Are you having me on?”

She said to me

I said “you'll have to audition

And then we’ll see”

RHYME AND PUNISHMENT

 

I like to write an ode or rhyme

It’s a fun way to pass the time

After many years of composition

I have come to this conclusion

The hardest part of the whole process

And the least enjoyable I must confess

Unless of course you pay a mint

Is to get the bloody stuff in print