The Blind Spur

 

Open in a vessel

Music from above

Blue rain pours gratitude.

On the grass

Where the geese crow in harmony

As humans walk by

Breathing when one

Goose strays to cross the street-

Draws a blank

Not knowing where love comes from

Not looking both ways-

Splat – A buzzard drags the 

Goose to the grass

The geese bellow, grieve

While the buzzard fills his tummy

The next day, 

The flowers bloom sapphire blue.

The sun pours love and light into

The vessel

The birds chirp a call of the wild.

The vessel fills with light and love,

Breaks away from the past

With an abundance of geese, ducks and chicks

Horse drawn carriages stand ready.

Light in the vessel reciprocates the love

To all beings suffering on the planet

It gives hope, food, money, and new friends

A miraculous day it’s been

Love is everywhere

Under the couch, on the table,

In the doorway, the foyer, the wooden houses,

The caves, the rain forest, the mountaintop

 

-Elizabeth West Versalie

Boynton Beach, FL

Notes - Before The Reading - August 21, 2021

Anticipating an excellent read of my play BIRDS ON WIRES for the Thinking Cap’s Theatre play reading festival- Stranger Than Fiction, I arrived promptly at the beautiful, scenic Bonnet House Museum on a Sunday afternoon. The readings consisted of thirteen short plays developed in workshop on Zoom to be performed at the Island Theatre- a hut structure rectangular fits about 50 folding chairs. An actor, Steve, parked next to me, and we found our way to the theatre with the help of a golf cart and driver. As the actors and playwrights entered, I experienced a feeling of newness and was open to meeting new faces. The actors lined up on the right along the window nook with scripts on their laps, highlighting- before the cue calls. I got to chat a bit with the actors reading my script Rod, Philip, and Ashley. As the audience entered, the nervousness faded, and that feeling of welcoming warmth added to the stir of excitement filling the space. Another 9 minutes to go - It’s 3 PM - Showtime! The actors weaved through the works in repertory, which is the best way. Grateful to Artistic Director- Nicole Stodard and Bree-Anna Obst of Thinking Cap Theatre for putting together a phenomenal playwriting event.

A sketch of the opening scene BIRDS ON WIRES