Theatrical Overture

Shadows form a discreet curtain shrouding love's address       Entering the hypnotic stage, stardust caress      Refracting moonbeams sweep balcony focusing spotlight on gleaming tress      Endeared minstrel plucks heart strings wooing his princess  Nightingale perches in love's apron unbridled passion to express A romantic balad with blithe melody, congruent harmony; decorum to dress  Dancing to the orchestra, striking a subordinate note; fealty to impress  Enthralled audience captivated by the last, ingratiating bow of courtliness Medieval Stage vocabulary apron: a stage that projects out into the audience area. orchestra: orchestra pit is a lowered area between the stage and the audience.  An allegory, comparing theatrical play to wooing troubador.