Tuesday October 28th, 2008

The exercise:

Tonight's starter is from a note I made after the walking meditation during the workshop: an empty stage.

Mine:

The stage stands at attention
Waiting for the mere mention
Of Lights, Camera, Action!

But those three words do not come
The walls are missing their hum
The empty seats remain numb

Where have all the actors gone?
Are there no costumes to don?
No king to control his pawns?

No more kisses to be blown
No more flowers to be thrown
The curtains have turned to stone