The Actors DilemmaA Poem by The LarkInspired by the famous John Barrymore quote - One of my chief regrets during my years in the theater is that I could not sit in the audience and watch me.
O wind-struck heaven! Jealousy and rage, That I am here before a merry stage. Its players bask amid the vivid glow, Yet I watch in the audience below. O cursed hellfire! Twice you have me burned, For I am to this stage once more returned. Though now I stand upon it; starry eyed, My splendid view below has been denied. © 2010 The LarkReviews
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Added on October 13, 2008Last Updated on April 18, 2010 AuthorThe LarkMelbourne, AustraliaAboutI guess I'm something of an old-school poet. I always write with fixed meter and rhyme, and for the most part that's what I enjoying reading too. "I'd as soon write free verse as play tennis with th.. more..Writing
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