The Stage

Upon the stage I met you there - and we loved.
Amidst the lights and costumes fair, and we loved.

You played the lead,
I moved the chairs - and we loved.

They called tableaux.
Your eyes on my hair - and we loved.

The lead lady you kissed,
Yet at me you stared - and we loved.

Applause at finale,
Through the theater it tears, and we loved.

The cast all gone, except us,
Yes, a moment we shared - and we loved.

Alone on that stage, we were stars
Unprepared, and we loved.

Hands intertwined,
Such a fine little pair! - and we loved.

Empty stage, blackened lights,
Just a glance, do we dare? - and we loved.

No more actors, magic gone.
Violet was there - and she loved.

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This is beautiful.. I like how you describe everything around you.
I can see the lights, I can see the audience, I can see the stage.

My favorite part:
"Alone on that stage, we were stars"

Well done !!

Love it!! So much. Being a theatre person probably helps with this one, it makes the imagery so much more meaningful. I have a poem rather similar to this one but less happy (lol) that I want to post now because you put this one up. Full of lots of meanings specific to me that I wonder if other people would catch on to...Aren't lots of poems that way?

I especially love your rhymes here. They're lilting, almost. Predictable, but in a way that makes the poem charming, not dull. It's a nice effect

Not as depressing as we're used to from you, though

The last line is the mournful part of it I suppose. It foreshadows the end of their love. I don't think I have it in mee to write something without a little melancholy. I was feeling happy though when I wrote it so it's not crushingly doom filled as my others. heehee