In the Wings

November 5, 2026

I breathe in

and slowly   out


I wait

with baited bate of breath

my cue is near


I wait

in the dark

in fear


I might

forget my lines

time to

flee or fight


I wait

behind the flap

my cue is nigh


I enter stage right

the audience clap

I’m on a high





_{—Lesley Scoble, November 2026}

In the Wings | Words and Sound Design©️Lesley Scoble | Narrated by AI Actor

Georgia O’Keeffe, Abstraction Red and Black, Night (1929)

d’Verse Poets

I wrote my poem In the Wings for the d’Verse Poets’ Revisiting O’Keefe prompt hosted by Melissa Lemay.

Acknowledgements

My special thanks to Melissa for her ekphrastic prompt, which invited participants to write a piece inspired by a selection of paintings by the brilliant artist Georgia O’keeffe. To me, Abstraction Red and Black, Night (1929) evoked the tension of waiting backstage before going on stage.

And my thanks to you, the reader, for stopping by.