No microphone for the listeners

The Words and Women gig was a bit of a personal triumph for me. A hurdle jumped. The room was packed but I managed to be heard... Whilst waiting to sing I was trying to assess whether I would be audible. 80 people? Everyone in swathes of fabric, absorbing the sound. A plan, sing one song and ask if I can be heard... easy! Then my heart races. I demand it to stop..... nope. Heart races, breathing gets shallow... grrr, stop it! The great advantage of no microphone to hold, is that no one can see the mic shaking in my shaking hand. I sing very quietly as well as belting it out briefly. I have time to think. Shaking with nerves on the first song, creates a lovely tremolo effect. Hmm, always struggled with a tremolo in the past! By the second song , I was calmer..time to think. It was playful. Trying not to move around to much, it's a distraction. By the third song, I lose focus slightly, fluff some words, I still had time to think, corrected myself, recovered. Not quite as dynamic in the last song, but wow to be heard by a room-full of listeners, with no mic, it's possible and a delight! Thank you Words and Women.