Dame Judi Dench

A poem inspired by watching "Portrait Artist of the Decade" where Judi was sitting for a portrait

By Rachel DeemingPublished 3 years ago • 1 min read

The figures of our life

That figure in our life

Are not always with us

But are about us.

There is something familiar

In your familiar face

That I can't imagine

It not being there.

I like the way you act;

I like the way you don't act.

There is comfort

Where you are, for me.

The picture is of Ophelia, not Judi Dench, but it represents one of her first acting roles, it being, of course, from Shakespeare's Hamlet.

Just a bit of whimsy from me on a Thursday night, with the fire lit and a cup of tea in tribute to a great actress.

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