The Imaginary Invalid

In the seventeenth century,

The playwright Moliere

Wrote a satire that I saw today,

With the brilliant adapting

Bill Irwin can bring

In his very hilarious way.

 

What struck me the most,

Dazzling acting aside,

Was how current and fresh were the themes,

For though centuries passed

Since the play was conceived,

People fall for the very same schemes.

 

There is love, there is greed,

There are scams and the fear

Of both dying and being perceived

As a fool or a clown

Or a windbag or prig,

Plus the need to somehow be believed.

 

As the audience laughed

And the cast, tongue in cheek,

Played their humorous parts with delight,

I was grateful to witness

The words come alive

That on stage, long ago, first took flight.