SELECTING ONE'S REPRIEVE

SELECTING ONE'S REPRIEVE

The old familiar parts were played on stage.

A captive group there stilled beneath the page.

With song and dance those resin smiles to share,

Gave ambiance of grace upon the stairs.

Each pirouette of words on gilded lips,

Wound tighter still...deception's face eclipsed.

Some melodramas far outran their stay,

As time perceived a comedy to play.

Rehearsals in full dress became the norm,

Providing shadowed images in form.

Forgetting where reality began,

The play ran 'bout full circle in the sand.

Through many years the lines were memorized,

To seal in dark illusion each script's lies.

Becoming other voices...minds in art,

Selecting one's reprieve by playing parts.

So careful there to hide the self enclosed,

And whereupon...the final curtain closed.

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Sestetta: a Nonce Form created by Sharon Peeples

First published in Distant Echoes magazine

Reviews

[Patricia Wedel]

dearest Sharon... Hamlet is my favorite as presented to me by my Father... God Rest his Soul. On the light side-- I did enjoy the more Modern Movie--
"Shakespeare in Love". So little Time and so many poems and forms. It is a pleasure to read your poetry nd I admire your Talent. When I hear Piano Music, I think of you. When I read your Poetry I pause and ponder the Universe. gently, Pat

[Miss Sharon]

What a lovely and complimentary review Pat! Thanks so much. ~Sharon

[M. J. Smith]

Interesting content. So... Where does the mask end and the person's face begin? Are we but actors on a stage? And who writes the play? The Bard did say, "All the world's a stage."

[Miss Sharon]

Thanks so much for your wonderful review and the questions to give pause. You are appreciated. ~Sharon

[JE Falcon]

I read this poem three times before I was able to find the flow, (not your problem, mine.) but once I did, (well!) I read it twice more. :)

[Miss Sharon]

Thank you ever so much my friend! Your persistence paid off! ~Sharon