A Star is Born

Cherry

By Silver Spun Sand

Sat, 19 Jul 2014
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There’s a stage at the Theatre Royal,
in most every child’s heart;  ballerinas
danced on mine, pirouetting their way
across the floor, 
 
in a world I could only imagine
through books, and music and occasionally,
TV; a world in which my obsession knew 
no bounds. 
 
Taught myself to jeté and perform 
an arabesque...fought with my mother 
for the right to grow my hair long –
a must, as Juliet to Nureyev’s Romeo.
 
The mere thought of the rippling silk 
of the curtains as they open thrills me,
still...the tumultuous applause, a sea
of adoring faces as I reach 
 
to catch a rose, undulates as, gracefully, 
I take my bow, waving its own unequivocal  
and limitless encores, as a star is born, 
no matter how many light years away...
no matter how small.
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Submitted by Bee on

I felt just the same when I was little. Still adore the ballet. Loved your poem - especially -

'Taught myself to jeté and perform 
an arabesque...fought with my mother 
for the right to grow my hair long –
a must, as Juliet to Nureyev’s Romeo.' -

that was me - no one could stop me dancing, but I always lost the battle over hair-cuts.

 

Bee

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

So did I, Bee...pudding basin cut with  a bow on top, that was yours trulysmiley

I recently went to see Swan Lake at Milton Keynes, for the umpteenth time.  The first time was when I was eighteen, and for my birthday, my then boyfriend, now husband of 47 yrs , took us to see it at Sadlers Wells.  Even he was hooked, and he still loves it almost as much as I do.

Thanks for reading and for your lovely comment.

Tina

 

Submitted by VeraClark on

Know that feeling, conveyed so well. Not the theatre for me, more Enid Blyton. But I think you've nailed ambition here and it's a real heartache as a child when you strive for something. My mother used to cut my hair after a bottle of wine if we're doing confessionals. Imagine.

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Pleased it meant something to you, Vera, and as to your question.  No, I cannot imagine that.  

Many thanks for sharing your thoughts.  More than appreciated.

Tina

 

Submitted by Yvonne Anderson on

Thwarted dreams. Maybe we all have to have them. Very clever how you take us from childhood ambition to adult longing. 

Seeing a bit of a theme emerging - my parents made me have a perm when I was about 10. (Why?) To this day I cringe at the thought of short coiffured hairstyles. 

Best wishes. Yvonne

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Thanks, so much, Yvonne.  Thwarted dreams puts it so well.  And as to those perms...the name Toni Home-Permanent  does spring to mind...if you'll pardon the punsmiley

Tina

 

Submitted by Dark Fox on

Silver Spun Sand, once again you have created something beautiful. The fact that we all have dreams. Our parents support needed. Well in my case, my nan thinging tap was the same thing. Not the same thing. Anyone sorry been quiet lately. Had a lot going on. 

Moved, new job etc. Anyway will keep more up to date now I have a computer. Good luck with future writings and feel free to read my latest. Its called Obsession. 

 

Take care

Dark Fox

Kayleigh Nichols

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Hi there, Dark Fox...have missed you, and I hope all's well with the pastures new you find yourself in.  Shall certainly look up your latest, and look forward to doing so.

Thank your for sharing your thoughts on mine.  More than appreciatedsmiley

Tina

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Hi Tina,

I read this piece with great interest. 

I never really had any ambitions as a small child,  but can relate to the pudding basin hair cut.  Though later on when I was sixteen I joined amateur dramatics.  I was in a play called;  'A Murder has been Arranged,'   I played one of the leading actresses.  A newspaper writer said I would go far in acting,  but I'm afraid that was as far as I went,  which was such a shame because I so enjoyed acting...still I had the experience as I'm sure you did.

I do love ballet and also have enjoyed going to see Swan Lake,  it's such a moving production.  Your memories are really special and I did so enjoy reading,  especially the last stanza which summed up those feelings so well.

Jenny.

 

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Jenny - many thanks for reading, and for sharing your thoughts.  I too loved acting, and the part I enjoyed playing the most was in a junior school production when I was about eight,  of Huckleberry Finn, in our play called  The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

So pleased you enjoyed, and just mentioning Swan Lake again makes me impatient to see it again.  It's on again, near me, in November I know, so I will have to save my penniessmiley

Have a peaceful evening.

Tina