God's Stage

The bright  dawn drives away the last of dark.
Applause suspended, I watch with delight.
Mount Baker in the distance, veiled in fog,
Majestic Queen awaiting the new day.
Her white clad image steaming from the cold.
As firs pay homage to her from below.
The smaller hills are dressed in vibrant green,
Our little valley now waits for the play.
The streaks of dawn emit the morning light,
Reflecting off a flock of flying geese.
Now all is hushed and waiting for the show,
With God providing stage for the first scene.

They are in place, the action will begin,
Commuters  first to enter on their cue,
Then farmers in their fields, no lines to speak 
And busses with their children now appear.
They speak their lines without a written page,
Some near their final acts, others fill in.
In seeming mad confusion, all parts fit
And unrehearsed, each actor plays his part.
The night brings down the curtain on the show,
As God is writing scripts for a new day.
Tomorrow all must play their parts anew
And wait for Judgment Day to know how well.


won 6th place

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010



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Date: 2/20/2010 6:08:00 PM
Joyce, I think you did near perfection with the meter of this form. congrats! andrea
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Date: 2/18/2010 5:04:00 AM
Much kudos to you, Joyce, for participating in the “Mission Impossible! Blank Verse Brain Tease” Contest sponsored by: Deborah Guzzi. Entering was a challenging process. But you WON too! Congratulation! Drum Rolls!!! Yippee! I am happy for you. Lovingly, Dane Ann
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Date: 2/17/2010 9:07:00 PM
I like the idea that each new day is like blank stage ready for the scenes to be played out, with God as director of course. A lovely work Joyce, your kind comments to me this morning were very welcome, thank you....Margaret
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Date: 2/17/2010 4:40:00 PM
A wonderful poem Joyce...congratulations on your win! ~ Love, Carrie
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Date: 2/17/2010 4:16:00 PM
Congrats Joyce on your winning poem in the Mission Impossible contest.. such an inspirational write ..a wonderful win ..for a wonderful lady and poetess ..bravo Joyce.. luv.. LInda-Marie..
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Date: 2/10/2010 5:43:00 AM
Joyce, It is great to be reading wonderful poems, like this one, today. Your imagery and sentiments are great. And thank you for your recent comments on my work. I have definitely missed the soup for the past week. But I am back home, now! Thank you in advance, for understanding my delay in thanking you. Lovingly, Dane Ann
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Date: 2/6/2010 12:57:00 AM
Good verse. I do like a little salt on or in everything, especially on watermelon. I put salt and pepper on my cantalope June Ellen
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Date: 2/5/2010 8:52:00 AM
The message of this poem is awesome, lovely lady! Seeing the village town as a play. and God behind it all. (I sure wish He were behind all the "plays" going on around this strange world). thanks for your comment to me. LUv, andrea
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Date: 2/4/2010 2:10:00 PM
It's seems we are getting closer to iambic pentameter...so far...not that I find it easy to tell but most other submission had no meter this is trying to be as you say Iambic pentameter. SOUP MAIL
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