A Theatre's Night

A play, a cast with a keen sense of originative thought, and a charming plot with incredible setting that situate the mind and arouse the heart.

Darkness declines over showing a star-lit sky, which mesmerizes the eyes.

But when a lamp on the corner is lit with flames to signals night’s presence, the villagers come out joyfully.

With age and beauty, the people come without burden to speak of. And the children are put to bed to dream of better worlds; ones that they, too, may enjoy without a care.

Indeed, all come out to see a play; a play with a cast and a plot to put the aged villagers to bed childish dreams of their own.

 

Free-Verse Poem By: AJ Naprstek

Author's Note

Does it all kind of come together?

Reviews

[GridLok]

Hmm, I think this does convey a cogent scene; one that has multiple layers of meaning. Still, 'a little ragged 'round the edges', so to speak.

May I suggest adding the word "with" to the start of the last line? Hence "… to put the aged villagers to bed / [with] childish dreams of their own".

Re life as theatre, Shakespeare had a thing or two to say - as he did about almost every aspect of human behaviour; e.g. "Life is but a walking shadow, a poor player / That struts and frets his time upon the stage / And then is heard no more. It is a tale / Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury / Signifying nothing." (Macbeth; Act 5, Sc 5). A bit dark and pessimistic, but most eloqent!