All the world's a stage

" from years ago...part of the paper to blog conversion lot"

All the world’s a stage
So said Shakespeare, theatre’s wise old sage
Drama, music, painting…all the arts
Were then the rage of all the living hearts

‘And now the Times that have come’,
the Muses so decree ‘A far cry from all that was Wonderful & Free’
Superficiality, Dishonour, Fascism and Stabbing in the Back
Are today in and on the very right Track.

So, this is what we’ve come to be,
Refinement, culture…from us, do flee,
A fine erosion of that golden age
And so will be written on life’s eternal page.

All the world’s a stage
Not ever been affected by Time’s merciless ravage,
The statement till today holds true,
But the nuances can be seen by a few.