Theatre

The way the lights,

Illuminate the stage,

The way a script looks,

From the very first page.

The way the words flow,

Smoothly off your tongue;

The way of memorising,

When it has just begun.

The way the actors block,

Up centre and down.

The way emotions fluctuate,

From smile to a frown.

The way the audience sits,

And laughs and cries and feels.

The way a performer acts

And lives and dies and heals.

The way they dress in costume,

From rags to finest dress.

The way they fall in love

With drama's sweet caress.