13 year old Jes brings us a really lovely poem today!
Before the Curtain Rises
by Jes DeGroot
Inside the theatre, tall and grand
Behind the velvet curtain we stand
With painted face and costumes grand
Wait with bated breath, hand-in-hand
For the moment the curtain rises
Our hearts dance quickly as we wait
The overture plays, the songs elate
Knowing the stage will soon animate
When the red velvet curtain rises
We wish that magic moment could last
When it comes, we know it leaves fast
But when the awe-struck moment has passed
The time we yearn for, here, at last
The second the curtain rises
Bright lights beam down upon my face
The audience sits at the base
Enjoying our show, performed with grace
Soon after the curtain had rose
To live in these hours forever
Of our play, fun, and endeavor
Is a dream from which we are severed
The show ends too soon whenever
It’s time for the curtain to close
But we know it will come again
The next performance will stop the pain
In our glee, we may seem insane
Because the curtain shall once more rise
For inside the theatre, tall and grand
Behind the velvet curtain, we stand
With painted face and costumes grand
Wait with bated breath, hand-in-hand
For the moment the curtain shall rise.
Our hearts do a dance quickly as we wait
The overture plays, the songs elate
But we know the crowds must dissipate
Till the next night the red curtain rises.
-A kid who likes to shimmer, shine, sparkle and glimmer!
Jes DeGroot