Poem Recital for a Drama Audition?

I am required to recite a poem for an audition. I want the poem to be lighthearted, not too long and hopefully not to out dated and old fashioned. Surprisingly there is no time limit although we were told it couldn%26#039;t be %26#039;too long.%26#039; All answers are appreciated. Thank you
Poem Recital for a Drama Audition?
All my past life is mine no more ;


The flying hours are gone,


Like transitory dreams given o鈥檈r


Whose images are kept in store


By memory alone.





Whatever is to come is not :


How can it then be mine ?


The present moment鈥檚 all my lot,


And that, as fast as it is got,


Phyllis, is wholly thine.





Then talk not of inconstancy,


False hearts, and broken vows ;


If I, by miracle, can be


This livelong minute true to thee,


鈥橳is all that heaven allows.





this poem is by john wilmot %26#039;n its really a good one. i%26#039;ll definitely choose this one if i was on ur place.


nywayz good luck.
Poem Recital for a Drama Audition?
My absolute favourite poem - %26#039;The Road Not Taken%26#039;. Probably not what you are looking for if the criteria is excluding %26#039;out-dated%26#039;, but I think the language lends itself beautifully to it%26#039;s purpose. If nothing else, it%26#039;s worth a look.





http://www.ketzle.com/frost/roadnot.htm





I%26#039;d also be heading to the Library. Original poems on the internet are rarely any good.
Reply:just look one up, it%26#039;s not that hard.
Reply:excerpts from Carl Sandburg%26#039;s LITTLE WORD, LITTLE WHITE BIRD--alot of wonderful word images describing the word %26quot;Love%26quot;--can choose as many descriptions as needed, leading up to, %26quot;...then there are those that say love is a little white bird, and the flight of it so fast you can%26#039;t see it, and you know it%26#039;s there only by the faint whirring of it%26#039;s wings and the hush song it sings.......%26quot; continuing through to the end of the poem ....%26quot;and my thanks for you hearing me, and my prayers for you. My deep, silent prayers.%26quot; Very moving, and allows for several characterizations within a very short period of time.


Robert Frost%26#039;s %26quot;The Road Not Taken%26quot; is good, also full of word imagery, but being used alot in recent times. %26quot;The Witch of Coos,%26quot; by Frost provides an excellent opportunity to define characters (narrator, mother, and son) as well as acting out the story told by the mother...(length approx 8-10 min)
Reply:Shel Silverstein (Hector the Collector or True Story, for example) or Ogden Nash are ALWAYS good choices for light auditions, although Nash%26#039;s works tend to be very short.