Each week, many of our residents meet for our Creative Writing Group. The class offers residents the opportunity to flex their writing muscles in a fun, supportive environment.
In this edition, we’re highlighting Marcia Ratner.
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By Marcia Ratner
Out front in The House, the theater entrances
Its crystal-laden chandeliers glisten
Pink & blue & golden angels
cavort on the ceiling
amidst mythical gods!
The red plush seats rise up
from orchestra to mezzanine to balcony & loge
as if to pay homage to royalty.
The audience reads program notes,
High and low, row by row,
‘till from the orchestra pit is heard
sweet flutes, heart-rending violins, a jazzy trumpet,
or mellow oboe.
It’s 8:10! The House Lights dim! Bliss! Delight!
Someone backstage whispers, “Break a leg!”
And as the shimmering velvet curtain rises
A journey into others’ lives lets us see ourselves more clearly.
It’s “Another op’ning, another show…”
