Overcoming performance anxiety…

September 17, 2007 at 4:44 pm | Posted in writing | 6 Comments
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Unaccustomed as I am to public schpeaking and fiddling nervously with my green felt hat, not I admit untipsy, and on this most illustrious of occasions, this champagne bottle breaking on the hull of a sleek clipper, this cutting of ribbons of time across bridges, this birthday most literal my love,

And in the company of friends from across the world,
there is no truth but beauty
and the world is beautiful
and the truth is in (you).

the magician the artist the priest
agrees, they do not exist without (you)

and the soundtrack is a redemption song,
sung by Smokey Robinson,
“if you feel like lovin’ me
if you got the notion,
ohh
I second that emotion..

PaulSSept172007.

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  1. 🙂

    What a wonderful schpeech.

    Comment by Kiersty— September 17, 2007 #

  2. As long as it’s my green felt hat, I’m honoured,

    Comment by gingatao!— September 17, 2007 #

  3. The last four lines are from I Second That Emotion by Smokey Robinson and Al Cleveland.

    Comment by gingatao!— September 18, 2007 #

  4. Least you overcame it lar

    Comment by limeyesq— September 18, 2007 #

  5. I agree with Kiersty.

    Comment by narnie— September 19, 2007 #

  6. me too,

    Comment by gingatao!— September 19, 2007 #


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