72 Miles From The Sea

  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?” 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 “I thought drama was when actors cried But I was clearly mistaken in that belief As drama is whe...

  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 With skilful hands The beauteous article An artistic gift Its concept borrowed From his dreams And his su...

  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 ...

  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 ...

  In the well of thoughts The wordsmith dips his cup In search of inspiration And drinks deep the draught But when the spark is stru...

  The local Am-Dram group Is presenting Hamlet presently And sadly, I have been invited To attend this particular tragedy

  The potter breathing life Into cold dead clay An artist and his canvas Killing the White The sculpture seeing visions In the lif...

  The nine muses Daughters of Zeus Inspiring of mortals And nurturers of the arts The eighth was, The divine Thalia, Flourishing...

  The nine muses Daughters of Zeus Inspiring of mortals And nurturers of the arts The seventh was, The divine Terpsichore, Delig...

  The nine muses Daughters of Zeus Inspiring of mortals And nurturers of the arts The sixth was, The divine Polyhymnia, The one ...

  The nine muses Daughters of Zeus Inspiring of mortals And nurturers of the arts The second was, The divine Clio The maker of f...

  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 “I thought drama was when actors cried But I was clearly mistaken in that belief As drama is whe...

  In our Amateur Dramatics group I was performing in a pantomime Which was actually rather crappy And I argued with one of the dwarfs ...

  “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 I had opened a theatre I got a rather strange Reaction from her “Are you having me on?” She said to me I said ...

  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 T...