La Cabane Espagnole: Friendship and Film on the Beach

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La cabane espagnole: friendship and film on the beach

Sofia loved to talk and told me her story.
When she lived in a quiet tropical seaside bay
Her folks had rejected her and her friend.
In town they’d set up an open house
And showed a film in the late afternoons.

Some youths attended and all had fun
Soon they’d brought some more friends.
After viewing, they’d talk of film making.
Girls and boys learnt cinema techniques 
Studying photo effects, angles and hues. 

After Sofia ran out of cash and electricity
They all went outside on the beach front 
The youths took to the stage and acted 
A story inspired by one of their films.
Their title was  ‘The Spanish Beach Hut’.

Later the two friends built a hut on the beach.
Students  came from overseas, moved in and stayed 
Until they decided who were their best friends.
                                                                           The  End


La Cabane Espagnole: amitiés et films à la plage  

Sofia qui aimait parler me raconta son histoire.
Elle habitait dans la baie tranquille d’un village tropicale
Et sa famille l’avait repoussée ainsi que son amie.
En ville elles s’installèrent dans une maison 
A porte ouverte avec séances de cinéma l’après-midi.

Des jeunes y venaient pour passer de bons moments
Et bientôt amenèrent quelques-uns de leurs amis et amies
Qui finirent la soirée en discutant de techniques de cinéma
Et de certains effets de photographie, d’angle et de lumière.

Lorsque Sofia n’eut plu de fonds pour l’électricité
Ils partirent tous à la plage ou ils présentèrent 
Sur scène une histoire inspirée par un de leur films 
Il choisirent comme  titre ‘La Cabane Espagnole’.

Alors les deux amies construisirent une cabane sur la plage
Des étudiants vinrent de pays étrangers et restèrent 
Jusqu’au jour où ils découvrirent qui étaient leurs meilleurs amis. 
                                                                                                             Fin


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I am a French-born Australian linguist who loves writing about multicultural experiences. Taught English in Zambia and Papua New Guinea, gained a Doctorate with UPNG. In Western Australia I worked with migrants and Indigenous communities in Kalgoorlie and Roebourne. In charge of Amnesty International WA, then moved to Adelaide. Short-listed by The Human Rights Commission for the Literature NF Award for the anthology I edited with the Multicultural Writers Association of Australia, I later published my memoir. Volunteered with the Writers Centre, became active with PEN.

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