Come From Away

The theater is a brief escape From everything routine, Providing highs and lows and sometimes What falls in between. But when a show’s uplifting It’s a magical event, So much more than entertainment, Time and money both well-spent. Today I saw “Come From Away,” Which tells, in song, the tale Of stranded planes in Newfoundland When kindness did prevail. The 9/11 passengers Descended on a town Where locals fed and housed them, Keeping moods from sinking down. That tragic time’s remembered For the sorrow and the pain But the joy from this performance In my thoughts will long remain.