Friday

Line, Please! (Haiku in five stages, addressing the ages)

(Written upon request of Mad Kane's "age” and “life stage" prompts.)

“All the world's a stage,
and all the men and women
merely
players:
they have their exits
and their
entrances;
and one man
in his time
plays many
parts,
his acts being seven ages.”
William Shakespeare
As You Like It
(Act II, Scene 7)
(1564 – 1616)


Line, Please!
(Haiku in five stages, addressing the ages)

If life is a stage,
And all mankind mere players,
Who’s performing now?

Someone, cue me please!
I’m not sure what I should say.
Understudy, help!

No rehearsals here.
Who says I must act my age?
I would rather not.

Costume crisis here!
Danger! Wardrobe malfunction.
Hope that camera’s off!

Don’t need star billing.
Please, just let me stick

c2008 by Linda Ann Nickerson


1 comment:

  1. Those were delightful! Great job! Thanks so much for joining in on my prompt.

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