"Naked Birthdays"
By Steve DiLaurio
Leonard Cohen sang: “A naked man and
Woman are shining artifacts of the past.”
Everyone should get naked for birthdays.
Polite synonym for naked: Nude.
Here’s a thought: Let’s get naked. Screw polite.
It seems the Sexual Revolution
Was lost through reverse evolution.
Prudes tell you getting naked isn’t right.
Greeks, Romans – wrestled naked. Was that rude?
Or crude? No. It was sport in olden days.
Getting naked together helps love last.
Buck naked hand holding stark naked hand.
Lips kissing naked lips can’t be faked.
There’s nothing rhymes with woman, or naked.
DiLauro is an Air Force veteran who served throughout the Pacific and Asia during the Vietnam war. Upon his discharge he wrote a pro peace play that was produced at McCarter Theater in Princeton, NJ. Several of his plays have been produced in Manhattan since, and he adapted one for a GM Mark of Excellence TV production. His sonnets and light verse have appeared in the NY Times and Philadelphia Inquirer, as well as in small press magazines. Stephen DiLauro’s River Tales radio storytelling series was heard on some 200 public radio stations from 1995 – 2001. He is currently honored to be working on projects with some amazing filmmakers. He lives in Greenwich Village and spends as much time as possible in Ireland andItaly.
What’s happening at VetRep…
Listen to our interview this week with Army Ranger and Author, Jason Kasper on the Savage Wonder Podcast.
VetRep is thrilled to present seven veteran-authored 10-minute plays each Saturday night during July. Denis Meadows’ poignantly thrilling A Brush Against the Indifference of the Universe, Arianna Rose’s funny Sex, Lies & Syrofoam, Richard Fouts’ madcap comedy Fast-Moving Consumer Goods, Jack Rushton’s provocative George’s Radio, Terry Glaser’s Greek myth-turned-film noir The Big Dark, Donald Ranard’s thoughtful Elbow.Apple.Carpet.Saddle.Bubble, and VetRep Artist-in-Residence Daniel Guyton’s absurdist Service for None. Get your tickets here before they sell out!
We are currently offering multiple dates for our online and in-person Playwriting for Veterans classes, and our Acting for Beginners class is now being offered weekly every Saturday from 10am-12pm. Scholarships for qualifying veterans, as well as multi-class passes are available. Registration details can be found here.