Saturday, March 19, 2011

Sweet Charity

It's now the end of Charity Week at the University although the charity events are still being held. Down the Square today, there was a 'bouncing ring' (like a bouncing castle but in the shape of a sumo stage) and people could pay to dress up as sumos and battle for a fee. On Monday, I participated in the 'Sweet Charity' Open-Mic organised by the Creative Writing Society. Anyone who goes for the event pay 2 pounds for READ International, so it felt good to be part of it.

Good as it is, though, I was tensed before my slot (normal reaction for anyone) and was getting more and more nervous with the flow of people into the bar. The performances before mine were positively received too. Anyway, overall I think I did just as well and had a great time.

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Poster of the week
Here is a poem that I wrote, which despite not having been read at the open mic, is something more relevant to this post, partly influenced by the recent earthquake.

Quiver

A quiver.
A little quiver.
A little quiver rocked the table,
Stirred the water
Pictures dancing at a corner-
Hark the herald of a slaughter!
Nothing now but puddles,
Glass and a shower of slivers!
And it all started with
A quiver.

A penny.
A little penny.
A little penny made a flip,
Fell into the rusty tin,
Fed the crane that sleeps within-
Nothing now to change the wind
But what you think won't add up to any
Someday adds up to a-plenty
And it all started with
A penny.

Rachael Lum

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