Hamlet Needs a Room

HAMLET NEEDS A ROOM Hamlet should have his own room In your mansion and in mine We should serve him, watch him bloom And take care so he can shine And Ophelia, treat with care Making sure she is well kept Kiss her wounds and brush her hair Smooth the bed where she has slept They have lessons we must learn Cherished figures from keen stories Wrap them tightly as we burn Keep them safe in honored glories Each has something dear to give Each will help us on our way As we struggle –breathe and live-- We need Heroes in each fray They are creatures with their flaws Who have suffered and faced life Even though their world was books Still they tasted grief and strife Our poor prancing on life’s stage Seems so paltry in design But mere existence, joy and loss Shows each flawed spark is blessed divine Victoria Anderson-Throop 12/25/12 Juja, Kenya