The Jury's Out

EASY STREET 

http://easystreetprompts.blogspot.com/2009/05/prompt-554-jury-of-our-peers.html

has jogged my memory again!

The topic?

'A JURY OF OUR PEERS'

THE JURY'S OUT!

I've never been called to Jury Duty, though I'm quite an age,

But I was once a jury member in a play upon a stage.

The play was 'Trial by Jury', which was rather apt, I guess;

It was one of the Light Operas written by G. and S.

(Gilbert and Sullivan, of course; I'm sure that's understood.)

I remember thinking, at the time, that it was rather good.

We were an all-female jury and we wore extravagant hats,

While the gentlemen, who were lawyers, wore shiny shoes and spats.

We only had to sit there, giving a frown or smile,

And often bursting into song, in true light opera style.

I can't remember the numbers; it's all so long ago,

But I'm sure today's musicians would find the whole thing slow.

Now, I'm a so-so singer, but dancing's not my thing;

I find it hard to remember words while I hop and prance and spring!

So I remember 'Jury' as a show that fitted my bill,

For I could act my heart out while I was sitting still!

An even earlier venture on the stage here:

http://rinklyrimes.blogspot.com/2008/11/winters-tale.html