Cast in time by life’s eternal play write
We found ourselves as friends so long ago
And though the changing scenes now have been many
The theme of love is central to our show
Our friendship is the kind which lasts forever
With no third act and final curtain call
A script of love and loyal dedication
To one of life’s most precious gifts of all,
A Friend
Dedicated to my life long friends
with whom, I’ve been blessed
A staged presence, and we your crowd
You, a strutting cockerel proud
This but an act nearing the end
We dull creatures suitably cowed
Your voice a gentle thunder cloud
Lights dimming over rows you've plowed
Hide from the spotlight, lies avenged
A staged presence
Your recitations growing loud
Frantic pacing, your will unbowed
Lean on costars as their best fiend
Disappear as curtains descend
Face made up, your burial shroud
A staged presence
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Trying a new form tonight