Oft Shrouded

Have I ever told you?

Have I told you how much I like stories,

how they fuel me, inform me,  and make me

feel whole,

the stories I read,  see and  hear,

the costumes, the dancing, the song,

characters,  like me and so different 

as well, the truth, the real,

the absurd,

I like movement and bodies

performance and risk,

they lead me,

 from fear and

 uncertainty too, away

from obsession and grief,

 they take me right there

then back here

Have I ever told you how much I like

the curious sharing, the daring,  

and caring,  

the risk?

 I give thanks for the hope offered

and shared by the arts community in these

days of covid and beyond!!  

Gloria Fern April 16, 2020