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A different sort of achievement for me

ambolineamboline
edited March 2007 in - Writing Tales

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  • ambolineamboline
    This weekend I had the immense privilege of seeing one of my poems performed in an event by a local theatre group. Before now, if any of my material was ever performed it was always me that did the performing. Giving the poem to somebody else was a little like giving it wings and letting it fly away. The experience was very moving. I felt really honoured that somebody else cared about my words so much that they wanted them to be experienced in this context, on a stage in front of strangers.

    I've been trying to learn the same piece myself, for an open mike night this week, and now every time I get near the end of the poem I get all teary-eyed...
  • Island GirlIsland Girl
    How wonderful for you, Amboline - congratulations.
    And good luck with the open mike night, too.
  • CarolCarol
    What a lovely thing to experience for the first time, well done on it being used.
  • HippoHippo
    Well done, Amboline, and good luck with your reading. 
  • moiramoira
    Amboline, you must have been delighted, how nice for you! Well done. I bet it was superb.
  • BetsieBetsie
    Aaah - how nice.  Well done and best of luck
  • KatyKaty
    Congratulations! That is a wonderful thing to happen - and good luck on your open mic evening too!
  • Stan2Stan2
    Well done and all the best with the open mike night.
  • Jay MandalJay Mandal
    Well done!
  • megrosemegrose
    Congratulations Amboline.  It must have been a wonderful experience.
  • AnnaAnna
    Yep, that proud parent moment.  You have fathered a poem that's done you proud.
  • HowardHoward
    What a great experience. Congratulations.
  • Tessa TangentTessa Tangent
    Phew, it must be a pretty powerful poem for you.  Congratulations and good luck with your own reading... TTx
  • KangarooKangaroo
    Wow, that must have felt amazing, well done!
  • ButterflyButterfly
    Congratulations Amboline. I know how you felt. Back in 2000 I had a play staged and was back stage waiting for all the reactions. Thankfully they laughed when they should have but each time a poignant part was about to arrive I got all flustered until it was over. Then it was a rush of sparkling diamond excitement. An adrenalin rush to the ears and my legs went to jelly. A great feeling indeed. May you get many, many more occasions like this.
  • ambolineamboline
    Thank you everyone for your lovely comments. I'm going to hide myself in the loo now so I don't have to explain my blushes to all my work colleagues ;-)
  • AnnaAnna
    Tut, tut.  Reading personal e-mails at work, Amboline?  Smacked wristies, my boy.  (Tee hee)
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