"Come from Away"

The theater is a brief escape
From everything routine,
Providing highs and lows and sometimes
What falls in between.

But when a show’s uplifting
It’s a magical event,
So much more than entertainment,
Time and money both well-spent.

Today I saw “Come From Away,”
Which tells, in song, the tale
Of stranded planes in Newfoundland
When kindness did prevail.

The 9/11 passengers
Descended on a town
Where locals fed and housed them,
Keeping moods from sinking down.

That tragic time’s remembered
For the sorrow and the pain
But the joy from this performance
In my thoughts will long remain.