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Highlights of the Opera

The distinguished guests arrive
And sign the book.
The prima donna,
Wearing tight slippers and a jade necklace,
Warms her voice with a few scales:
Do, Ra, Me
Do, Ra, Me

The diva sings as soulfully as a sparrow.
Her heart is bursting all over.
Mozart approves and claps;
He is a phantom of the opera.

Finally, the crowd disperses
Like dry tea leaves blown by a solstice wind.
The evening was a success.
All who attended are as satisfied
As a covey of quails in a corn field.

Someone comments about the weather--
Says it is mundane.
More down to earth,
The janitor wipes fingerprints 
From the arms of chairs
And weeps.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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Gorelick Avatar
March 26, 2015 at 3:29 AM
Im going to the opera this weekend, I will think of your poem and the janitor weeping. BG
Yates Avatar
March 27, 2015 at 2:31 PM
Tell me if you too are caught weeping.
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