Extending his exposure to the limelight,
He stood silent, deep in thought,
Seeking a remedy, for him a respite,
Firm hands in his hips, sleep he fought.
Conformed he hadn’t, often, to norm,
Scofflaw, he however, wasn’t thus far,
Multitude of roles, he had to perform
In the plum of his career, he was a czar.
Real and reel, for him was a blur,
A confection of truth and lies hover,
A pittance of love, for him would stir,
A denouncement of all of his in clover.
He sought for substance all along,
A husk of triviality was his life, he felt,
Snapped out of his reverie, by a song,
Life as an actor was something to be dealt!
He stood silent, deep in thought,
Seeking a remedy, for him a respite,
Firm hands in his hips, sleep he fought.
Conformed he hadn’t, often, to norm,
Scofflaw, he however, wasn’t thus far,
Multitude of roles, he had to perform
In the plum of his career, he was a czar.
Real and reel, for him was a blur,
A confection of truth and lies hover,
A pittance of love, for him would stir,
A denouncement of all of his in clover.
He sought for substance all along,
A husk of triviality was his life, he felt,
Snapped out of his reverie, by a song,
Life as an actor was something to be dealt!
Patrick Swayze was a great actor, wasn't he? On my rounds many have made tributes for him. He'll be missed.
ReplyDeleteNice one
ReplyDeleteNice weave of the words and good use of form. I like your rhymes and half rhymes.
ReplyDeletedont usually like rhyming or form...however I really like what you have done here..very nice
ReplyDeleteAh, this is nice!
ReplyDeleteNice and nice...
ReplyDeleteHello J.S.
ReplyDeleteI particularly liked:
"Real and reel, for him was a blur,
A confection of truth and lies hover"
This is good.
ReplyDeletefor a pittance, you buy that confection
From Therese B. at RWP -- Your poems are very easy on the eye, very legible on the page. Thank you for your careful design of font and background. I love that that the title of this poem is a question. The poem answers the question.
ReplyDeleteI really like the way you save the revelation for the end.
ReplyDeleteA nice one. Miniature version of All the world's a stage?
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