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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AT THE PLAY, by EDITH WILLIS LINN
First Line: I weep at the play
Last Line: Yet I weep at the play.
Subject(s): Theater & Theaters; Stage Life
First Line: I weep at the play
Last Line: Yet I weep at the play.
Subject(s): Theater & Theaters; Stage Life
I weep at the play
When the villain pursues the fair maid,
Or honor is lost or betrayed.
I weep at the play.
At life's mighty heartbreaks I stand
Dry-eyed, nerves stretching like tightening bands,
Teeth shut, muscles set, with interlocked hands
And breath that comes gasping.
Death, love, loss and failure,
Small cares that are petty and rasping,
All find me defiant, at bay.
Yet I weep at the play.
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