A Curtain Closes

Another curtain closed tonite.
The stage lights dimmed, as did the loud applause.
The songs and dancing
The beauty and bustling
All ended as the curtain slowly shut.

The music and the magic
Echo still in darkened balcony and hall,
As costumes, sets and maps are finally packed away,
While the spot light glimmers bright
In Memory's eyes.

A Spring ago,
An unexpected overture
To join the traveling troupe
And add a voice and spirit to the throng
That touched both ear and heart and soul

A thousand songs have sounded
And a hundred friends have hugged
And laughed and danced upon the stage
In scores of towns
Throughout the listening land.

When the velvet curtain raised
There was displayed a dream –
A hope to be upon that stage –
A dream long budding in a youthful heart
Now blossumed in fully wakened eyes.

Drenched in color, warmth and hue
And bought by sweat and grit and gift
The dream was danced
These nights of spring
As bouquets of life cascaced in the memorable air.

And now the curtain closes
On this fantasy show of shows
Once called a dream
For oh so many nights,
And now grasped fast to hold on for forever.