A New Experience

Well, it's been many a year, I think, since I had stage fright,
but today made up for the hiatus.
I read a selection
of my "relative" poems to the Castalia club meeting, and for some reason I was so nervous I could hardly hold the papers. Maybe it was because I was reading to so many people that know me. A room full of strangers is much less intimidating than a dozen friends or acquaintances. But I stuttered and spluttered my way through, and sold a bunch of books.