My latest project is signing.
The visual language of BSL, for me, incorporates all my expressive skills.
I call it 'my dancing hands'…
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Other poems
Bubbles Collection
by
Falko
Vibrant -
The fresh and the silly
In the heat of the afternoon
My hand plays with cool waters of joy
Silk of peace
Unravels round my neck and body
I waste no time
And jump into the clear blue
Standing on soft shimmering sands of love
And my head above lapping waves of humour
I giggle as brightly coloured fish of adventure
Weave around my ankles, knees and thighs
I look up into the beautiful sky...
Seaworld San Diego June 09
The sun shines on all who stand in it...
Out of the brightness
And away from the warmth
Fears and insecurities
Stand pale in the shadows,
- I won't feed them with idle thought
And they will starve and die…
When they do
I don't need go to the funeral
- Unless I wear bright colours
And dance!
LA - May 2009
One good turn…
At closing time, just before we left - we stopped for a burger. We ordered kiddies meals all round and were given panda souvenir buckets and cups. While we sat at the empty tables a duck and family waddled passed. The chicks were so fluffy and cute. I threw them some food.
Sharing my bread caught the attention of a staccato peacock that cautiously joined us. Needless to say I didn't get to eat much of my meal…
Although the coffee shop had closed, a waiter brought out a huge
'Wow - thanks' I said… 'I don't suppose you have a coffee to go with that?'
My friends laughed - he smiled and filled up our cups.
Thoughts of the day
We are all guilty of seeking our own interests in life, and at times we pursue them to the detriment of everything else. When those elements crumble we stand back in amazement!
The illusive quality I am working hard to develop, from my study of the Bible, is to seek the interest of others with kindness, over that of myself.
The logic is, however, that by helping and sharing - we inadvertently help ourselves anyway. This year, this sentiment has been impressed on my heart... and I'll probably have to spend the rest of my life reminding myself of it.
There are many beautiful things in life and I hope I give myself the time to sit back and appreciate them.
Time is moving on - us along with it. Life changes and sometimes we are changed by it... and that's okay.
Stuff happens.
Some things are just like shadows, no need to be afraid.
There can be definites in our lives, it's about recognising the difference...
For me, my faith is my definite - everything else has a shelf life.
I once saw a signed talk which compared our lives to that of a fly.
We are 'born', we eat, we reproduce and then we die.
A fly, granted, has a shorter span, but in the great scheme of things - we are all a speck on the world's time line.
What separates us from the bugs, animals etc?
One thing is our relationship with God.
If everyone was aware of this and pursued peace with a loving kindness - what kind of world would we wake up to each day?
Spain - Feb 2009