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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE PLAY, by JOSEPH U. HARRIS First Line: I watched you curve your arm over the back of Last Line: But when they asked me about the play, I could not remember. Alternate Author Name(s): Upper, Joseph Subject(s): Actors & Actresses; Art & Artists; Plays & Playwrights ; Theater & Theaters; Actresses; Dramatists; Stage Life | |||
I watched you curve your arm over the back of your companion's chair, Sitting behind you in the crowded theatre, Watched him, as the dull performance progressed, Lean back until his head rested upon your arm. I crushed my program in my hand until it was a shapeless mass Then dropped it on the floor listlessly. The performance went on. I do not know whether it was good or bad. I only know that you sat with your arm over the back of the seat in front of me, and that your friend's head rested upon it lightly. As I walked rapidly homeward my eyes were full of tears. But when they asked me about the play, I could not remember. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SOUNDS OF THE RESURRECTED DEAD MAN'S FOOTSTEPS (#20): 1. SHAKESPEARE by MARVIN BELL SOUNDS OF THE RESURRECTED DEAD MAN'S FOOTSTEPS (#20): 2. SHAKESPEARE by MARVIN BELL ELEGY IN A THEATRICAL WAREHOUSE by KENNETH FEARING LOGIC AND 'THE MAGIC FLUTE' (IMPRESSIONS OF A PREMIERE) by MARIANNE MOORE DEPRESSION DAYS (2) by PAT MORA BOY AND MOM AT THE NUTCRACKER BALLET by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE EYES LIKE LEEKS by LINDA GREGERSON |
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