Meditations on Curtains

Consider
the everyday magic of
curtains. They
    filter light
    dress a room
    frame the view.

Consider too, how
polite talk can
    curtain your true self
    shelter your vulnerabilities
    protect your soul.

Beware of one concealed behind a
curtain of deceit:
    As Dorothy learned
    he is not all-powerful.
    He holds no magic at all.

Curtain call:
    Bravo! 
    Take a bow!

Final curtain:
    may you glide through with a peaceful soul
    be rocked to sleep by angels.

Behind this golden, leafy curtain
    a magical sanctuary for
    whispered little girl secrets and
    delicious exploration of worlds:
        insects
        book pages
        a mind set free to dream.