Tomorrow, I am going to read one of my poems in public!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

My local community college is having a celebration of the life of a Dean who recently died...

My teacher thought of me, and I will be part of this!

Here's what I'm going to read:


Spring


The timid and tender

Greens of spring

Fearful of winter’s strike

So new on the trees

Backlit by the sun

Pale and shimmering

In the hesitant light

So cautiously

Growing day by day,

Soon they will be

The brassy overheated

Greens of high summer

Their innocence lost

In the sun’s harsh light

[SeattleGirl]

1. Congrats, darlin' Peggy

:toast:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. Thanks, my dear SeattleGirl!

:hug:

[crimsonblue]

2. soon it will be readings at Inaugurations

the future is bright, Peggy. :D

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. My dear crimsonblue!

Oh, I kind of doubt that, sweetie!

But thank you...

The future is bright, on that we do agree!

:hug:

[NanceGreggs]

3. Way to go, CalPeg!!!

:applause:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

7. My dear Nance!

Oh, thank you, sweetie...

From the Wordsmith Queen herself, no less...:blush:

:hug:

[av8rdave]

4. Congratulations!

Great poem....I'm sure it will be well received.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. My dear av8rdave!

Ah, thanks, sweetie...

They usually are...hope it will be this time as well!

I was astonished to have my teacher think of me!

:hug:

[Haole Girl]

9. That's a good poem to read this time of the year...

with Spring right around the corner. :hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

11. My dear Haole Girl!

It is! And that's sort of the theme of this gathering...

Thanks, sweetie...:hug:

[miss_american_pie]

10. You must feel very honored

:hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

12. My dear miss_american_pie...

Hey, it's great to see you today!

And yes, I am honored in the extreme to be included...

Thank you, sweetie!

:hi:

[CreekDog]

13. Hi Peggy, I like this timely theme

I also like the transforming role that light takes on in this poem. :hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

14. My dear CreekDog...

It's funny...the inspiration for this came to me when I was out driving a couple of springs ago...

And it was exactly the quality of the light coming through the trees that set me off...

Thanks, sweetie! :hug: :hi:

[graywarrior]

15. Knock it out of the park, CP!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

16. My dear graywarrior!

Oh, I sure hope I do, sweetie!

Thanks...

:hug:

[YDogg]

17. Wonderful news! The Lounge will be there in spirit!

:hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

19. My dear YDogg!

Ah, and I will feel that spirit!

Thank you, sweetie...

:bounce: :bounce:

[Pool Hall Ace]

18. I believe the word I want is evocative

Great work! And I agree with crimsonblue; next it will be at inaugurations! :bounce:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

21. My dear Pool Hall Ace!

Ah, you are too kind, sweetie!

I'm probably far away from any inaugurations!

Still, I thank you!

:bounce:

[YankeyMCC]

20. Very excellent nt

[CaliforniaPeggy]

22. Thank you soooo much, my dear YankeyMCC!

:hug:

[OhioChick]

23. That's beautiful, CaliforniaPeggy.

:)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

24. My dear OhioChick!

Thanks!

I'm sure you all are more than ready for spring! I know you've had so much snowy, turbulent wintery weather...

:hug:

[bluesbassman]

25. Congrats Peggy. You'll be awesome.

I love that last line. Inspired it is!:hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

28. My dear bluesbassman!

Aw, thank you, sweetie...

I hope I will be...

That last line works for me too!

I always try to have a strong ending.

:hug:

[Flaxbee]

26. Woo hoo!

I'd say "knock 'em dead" but that seems inappropriate. Sorry. Gallows humor.

Have a wonderful reading, CaliforniaPeggy! :bounce: You've read in public a few times now, how does it feel? Are you comfortable reading your work to others? A friend who is a published novelist said she always got butterflies before a reading... :hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

30. My dear Flaxbee!

I usually feel some butterflies, but they vanish quickly, usually! *fingers crossed*

Gallows humor works just fine for this old retired nurse!

I enjoy reading in public. I've been doing it for about a year now, at the weekly Redondopoets.com. They have a forum with a guest poet, and the open mic as well...

Last week I read two erotic poems (Flame and The Kiss, both of which are in my Journal, lol) and I brought down the house! It was a very heady feeling, I can tell you...

Thanks for your very kind wishes, sweetie!

:hug:

:bounce: :bounce:

[Amerigo Vespucci]

27. I read one of my poems in public once...

...I was let off with a warning. Little good that did. I just went around the corner and read it again! But then another cop caught me and let me off with another warning. And as George Bush once said, "Fool me once...shame on you. Fool me twice...can't get fooled again."

Meet the new poet...same as the old poet.

:rofl:

Let me just save you the trouble, CP. I'll spank myself this time.

:spank:

:toast:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

31. My dear Amerigo Vespucci!

LOL!

Now, there's a fanciful tale if ever I heard one!

Thank you, sweetie...:hug:




:rofl: :rofl:

[libodem]

29. very nice, CP

it tells a lovely little story in verse.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

32. My dear lilbodem...

You know, I had been trying for years to write an adequate poem about sunlight on leaves in spring. And then one day I was driving, and I saw the sunlight doing just that...

These words sprang into my mind.

Thank you, sweetie... :hug:

[libodem]

35. it's just magic stuff

[NYC_SKP]

33. Oh, my how I'd love to hear that!

The spoken word, oh, the depth and character you could add to the already moving passages.

Sigh. :hug:

Any chance of an audio recording?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

34. My dear NYC_SKP!

Ah, alas, no...

I wish there were a way, but I didn't have time to set this up with a friend of mine...

You are a sweetheart for asking, though...

I promise you: If we ever meet, or speak on the phone, I will read this, and any other poem you like...OK?

Thank you for your very tender thoughts, sweetie... :hug:

[NYC_SKP]

36. That, my dear, is a deal!

Truly, while words alone are beautiful, the spoken word lifts them from the page and gives them dimension.

I'm gonna take you up on this, I promise! :pals:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

37. Hey...Check your PM...

[NYC_SKP]

38. did it, done, replied!

:bounce! :P