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The Little Theatre
I wrote this while visiting my home town after being away for a few years.
There's a lovely little theatre where the weighbridge used to be,
At Fisherow in Musselburgh, pretty near the sea.
Many a hopeful actor has graced this tiny stage,
Some have aspired to greatness; others never made the grade.
There were times when it was empty and the acting went quite flat,
But this tiny little theatre, wasn't having any of that!
Its reputation for enhancing the performance of those who played,
Moved ever onwards, upwards, no one was dismayed.
Accolades of praise arose, from every corner of the land,
People travelled far and wide, as the acting was quite grand.
There is something special about it; enchantment fills the air,
Majesty and splendour, surround you everywhere.
It's not that one can see it, but the 'feeling' is unigue,
There's a sense this little theatre is somehow trying to speak:
Whispering some past secrets of mysteries untold,
Perhaps of golden treasures, many centuries old!
I understand the Romans had an encampment on this site,
Ghostlike appearances have been seen, late into the night.
Copyright 2004 Robert Cartwright-Davidson
There's a lovely little theatre where the weighbridge used to be,
At Fisherow in Musselburgh, pretty near the sea.
Many a hopeful actor has graced this tiny stage,
Some have aspired to greatness; others never made the grade.
There were times when it was empty and the acting went quite flat,
But this tiny little theatre, wasn't having any of that!
Its reputation for enhancing the performance of those who played,
Moved ever onwards, upwards, no one was dismayed.
Accolades of praise arose, from every corner of the land,
People travelled far and wide, as the acting was quite grand.
There is something special about it; enchantment fills the air,
Majesty and splendour, surround you everywhere.
It's not that one can see it, but the 'feeling' is unigue,
There's a sense this little theatre is somehow trying to speak:
Whispering some past secrets of mysteries untold,
Perhaps of golden treasures, many centuries old!
I understand the Romans had an encampment on this site,
Ghostlike appearances have been seen, late into the night.
Copyright 2004 Robert Cartwright-Davidson
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The Little Theatre
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