The Why and What For

When I see
A play that I like
I wonder

If I need
To know all that stands behind
The curtain line.

Slow and patient,
The play moves towards its closure.
Somewhat tired, yawning and apathetic
The audience is unsure of its purpose.

© 2026, soulmary

It’s been 801 prompts at Write Better Poetry! Here, I had some of the best and most warming experiences of my poetry writing that started in the autumn of 2010.

Author: soul mary

Writer, poet and reader

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