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Passing Dreams
Posted: 23 September 2008 Word Count: 79
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The day was so calm to me, I trundled through the buzzing excitement of people flinging together in thousands. The magnificent coliseum of a stadium that will now be lain dormant, was mine for a few imprinted moments, walls of noises swilled around the birds nest and ran through me, echoing with the course of my dreams. As the nest was flown, I spied the Union Jack lightly flowing from the intimidating roof. I cried a little, then left.
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James Graham at 19:15 on 25 September 2008
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Hi Stephen - Were you in Beijing? I had imagined you would be there. Or is it what the title suggests, a dream? the poem is a little bit of a tease on that - it's hard to tell if you're really in the 'Bird's Nest' or imagining yourself there. Whichever it is, the poem certainly captures the emotion.
James.
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joanie at 19:38 on 25 September 2008
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Hi Stephen. I have to confess that I read this a while ago and had exactly the same thoughts as James and didn't want to comment until I felt sure. I certainly agree that it captures the moment. My reaction was 'Oh, that's wonderful - he was there!' but then I wondered if, indeed, it was a dream.
Either way, I did enjoy the read and the emotions.
Please let us know what happened!
joanie
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hailfabio at 00:06 on 26 September 2008
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I was there - won silver! Fantastic experience, sadly it has passed.
Stephen
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Tina at 07:59 on 02 October 2008
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Oh Steven congratulations on your silver medal - I watched so much of the para olympics - absolutely stunning achievements - I like the last lines of this poem - thanks for posting
Tina
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FelixBenson at 10:39 on 03 October 2008
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Wow. Congrats on the medal! I can't imagine the feeling of excitement there must have been there. But these lines were very vivid:
a stadium
that will now be lain dormant, was mine
for a few imprinted moments, walls of noises
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Best, Kirsty
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ellynelly at 20:32 on 04 October 2008
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Congratulations, Stephen.
I enjoyed this poem, which commemorates an important event. You paint a fine picture of how it felt for you.
I especially like "walls of noises".
Elly
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DJC at 10:38 on 05 October 2008
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Congratulations! Great poem and a great moment to savour.
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hailfabio at 13:41 on 06 October 2008
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Thanks very much for the kind comments - was a good experience as always. I'll get gold in London.`
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