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December 5, 2015
Working With Guide Dogs
On Wednesday 2 December I gave a talk about my experience of working with guide dogs. Below are extracts from that presentation.
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I remember being struck on reading Charles Dickens, “A Christmas Carol” by the reference to guide dogs. Speaking of Scrooge Dickens writes,
“Even the blind men’s dogs appeared to know him; and when they saw him coming on, would tug their owners into doorways and up courts; and then
would wag their tails as though they said, “No eye at all is better than an evil...
Lightning
Do you remember the lightning?
Nothing frightening.
Just a flash
And the crash
Of thunder.
I wonder
What happened to you?
There was no glue
To hold we two
Together.
Just birds of a feather
Sheltering from stormy weather.
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December 4, 2015
Leaf
what am I to do with you?
You came into the flat on my shoe.
Autumn is at an end.
Into the bin you must descend.
Green leaves must go
Before winter snow
Blankets the land
And trees stand,
Their branches bare
In the frost laden air.
What Would Your Youthful Library Record Say About You?
What would your youthful library record say about you? An interesting question and one addressed by John Crace (amongst others) in yesterday’s Guardian, (http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/dec/03/youthful-library-record-haruki-murakami-belle-de-jour).
I, like John Crace, used to enjoy reading the Biggles books. Indeed I still have a copy of “Biggles Millionaire” on the bottom shelf of the bookcase in my living room. A good old fashioned yellow hardback book. I also still possess H....
December 3, 2015
Struck
Originally posted on Souldier Girl:
I look as I walk by
You smile back
Walking ahead
As our souls scream out
Frantically reaching hands
The same eternal longing
Throughout
…five thousand lifetimes
Pulling at us
To please
…give in
How deep is this ocean of feeling
we have set our hearts in
Yet here we are
…Pacing the shore again
Pretending with nods and smiles
While inside
The thunderstorm of connection
has knocked all the power out
Maybe no one would notice
…if I reach for you in the dark
December 2, 2015
Listen To The Birds
Standing at the station
reading the news of this nation
I became conscious of birds.
The words
I was reading
the thoughts they where feeding
seemed irrelevant.
This earth we are leant.
To much time is spent
lost in thought.
Additional hours can not be bought.
Oh listen to the birds
not the words
And learn to be
Free!
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Being blind I have software on my mobile which enables the content of the screen to be spoken aloud (http://www.nuance.com/for-individuals/mobile-applications/talks-zooms/ind...
December 1, 2015
Living It Large
What is behind the façade
of those who live it large?
A girl on the make.
She takes
what a poor girl can.
He has no plan
apart from fun.
Together they run.
The sun
will always shine.
The band will always play
and the hay
will be forever sweet
as they dance with nimble feet
without a care
upon the air.
Old Father Time
clears his throat
as the band strikes a sour note.
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(The reference to dancing with nimble feet upon the air is a reference to Oscar Wilde’s “The Balad of Reading Gaol”. “it is n...
November 30, 2015
Clover
‘Tis long since over.
We are know longer in clover.
In truth we never where.
I stare
At the screen.
The dream
Is gone
And life moves on.
Is There A Link Between Depression And Creativity?
Originally posted on Have We Had Help?:
I can’t answer for anyone else, but for me writing helps to combat the insidious effects of long time PTSD.
