It’s wonderful and rare to laugh
Or smile for two hours straight.
It happens when you get to see
A comic who’s first-rate.
Last night we joined the audience
At New York’s famed Town Hall,
Amid the crowd of fervent fans
Who follow Robyn Schall.
Her comedy is special
And to everyone appeals,
As the funny stories of her life
She jokingly reveals.
By interacting with the crowd,
All thrilled to thus engage,
She extends the warmest welcome,
Calling some up to the stage.
With a few well-chosen videos
Security* provides,
We are treated to an inner self
That Robyn never hides.
For full disclosure, Robyn is
The daughter of dear friends,
Yet seeing her perform
My fair and square self recommends.
We all need laughter as the world
Gets grimmer every day.
“The Robyn Schall Experience”
Makes all that go away.
*Security is what Robyn calls her brother
Richie, who helps with her shows.
A life is captured with a lens
From babyhood until
The final hours, right before
The world goes dark and still.
A loving son creates a site
With pictures on display
To keep his memory alive
And let the smiles hold sway.
For photos crystallize the past,
Like amber holds a fly,
Each moment perfectly preserved -
The who, what, where and why.
We gaze upon the face of one
No longer on this earth
And every photograph affirms
How much his life was worth.
(In memory of Gary Schall)
The daughter* of our friends has searched
For years to gain some fame.
Her comedy has paid the bills
But hadn’t brought acclaim.
Until one sketch went viral
And an actress we all know
Put it on her “wall” and suddenly,
Her rep began to grow.
The talk shows all invited her;
Her fan base multiplied.
She reached a million views and now
Is recognized outside.
One tap from a celebrity,
Like from a magic wand,
Can make one famous ‘round the world
And possibly beyond.
*her name is Robyn Schall – check her out!
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