Curtain Up!
Curtain Up on the stage of life!
This New Year’s drama starts
With you on the stage,
As the foot and spotlights
Both shine bright.
Not a lark.
You’re excited, yet fearful
In this program to embark.
All thespians ready to move
Through each scene
With dilemmas quite a few.
Plots thickens as characters careen.
You trust your Heavenly Director,
The Lord Jesus Christ.
Dealing with the lying antagonist.
Dealing with the sacrifice.
Whether showstopper or upstaged.
Whether dialogue or soliloquy.
No bit parts here.
The finale is Heaven’s eternity.
Curtain Up on the stage of life!
A New Year – looking ahead.
With Christ, nothing to dread.
— Charles B. Mayes
Curtain Up! © 2015 by Charles B. Mayes. All Rights Reserved.
I usually write something here about my poems. The inspiration for this one comes from two persons. The first is my high school speech teacher, Joan [/Jo-Ann/] Murray-Hogan. She taught English, speech, broadcasting, and drama; and is currently active in productions. The second is Steve Dini, a TV personality, who has been teaching high school broadcasting and drama for many years.
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