Players on Life’s Stage

All the world’s just a stage,
Where we strut, fret, and age.
Men and women appear,
Play their roles year by year,
Then exit — life turns the page.

By Paul Baldry (LongJohn)

A playful take on Shakespeare’s timeless metaphor — where life is theatre, and we each perform our part before the curtain falls. Limerick meets legacy.

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