Now I Am Director Of The Theater Here (to "Now I Am the Ruler of the Queen's Navy" from "HMS Pinafore") When I was a lass I played out games With dolls and animals I gave strange names I sat them down and sang with glee And pretended they were singing back to me My family gathered 'round to cheer And now I am director of the theater here I laughed and played with dolls so good I gathered children in the neighborhood I wrote great lines for them to say In my back yard where they would come to play Their relatives turned out to sheer And now I am director of the theater here When my yard got too small for me I joined a local theater company My fellow actors asked real nice To kindly give them all some good advice I talked of boosting their career And now I am director of the theater here And after years in acting class I hob-nobbed with the thespian top brass I flattered them, although beneath, Sometimes I had to lie between my teeth I bought them fruit and nuts and beer And now I am director of the theater here I answered then a local ad For one group needing a director bad I muttered low as I got to the door "I never really staged a show before" "But I can do it; have no fear" And now I am director of the theater here So if you tread upon stage floors And feel the urge to become directors If you can't show off fine degrees Don't worry, they don't really relish these Just put on an act, and buy the beer And you all may be directors of the theater here! |
| Cares In Verse For reasons I can’t understand for all the life of me People of all ages seem to frown at poetry They find it too old-fashioned, of an era gone to seed Something only ‘older’, ‘lofty’ , ‘artsy’, people read Even when the words ring true and have a lot to say Something labeled ‘verses’ is ignored or thrown away And yet the thoughts that poetry conveys are just as real As every care and passion every human tends to feel It’s just another way to give our feelings room to grow For some of us it simply is the way expressions flow The need to share is neither old, nor lofty, nor absurd So take the time to read a poem, and one more heart is heard! |