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Singapore River by local poet, Lee Tzu Pheng
designed to give new life
to the old lady.
We have clearned out
Her arteries, removed
detritus and slit,
created a by-pass
for the old blood.
Now you can hardly tell
her history.
We have become
so health-conscious
the heart
can sometimes be troublesome.
Lee Tzu Pheng (Dr) (b. 13 May 1946, Singapore -) is considered one of Singapore’s most distinguished poets. A retired university lecturer, she is an award-winning poet who has published in anthologies and journals internationally. All her three volumes of poetry, Prospect of a Drowning (1980), Against the Next Wave (1988) and The Brink of an Amen (1991), have won the National Book Development Council of Singapore (NBDCS) Award – From http://infopedia.nl.sg/articles/SIP_447_2005-01-25.html
Sydney introduces a talented poet to everyone today!
Wishing everyone a great Health and Beautiful Soul!
当花儿,
在没有月光下,
的自己的影子里,
沉睡,
我,
却在花儿盛开,
的梦里,
苏醒。
When the flowers,
are sleeping,
in their own shadows,
of the moonless night,
I,
am just awakening,
in the dream,
ablaze with blossom.
//Can you see the shadow of this poem? I have written the hidden questions, i.e. who has become the shadow? Or is the shadow a tunnel to meet ourselves in another World? The moon here has been implicated too to return to her own shadow. One might ask where does the shadow comes from if there is a total darkness, and the answer is revealed when we look up into the sky of the cloudless night. //
祈泉
2013年2月26日于新加坡
The Lives They Left Behind: Suitcases From A State Hospital Attic! – BY Cindyknoke
Willard State Hospital
by, Darby Penny, Peter Stastny, Lisa Rinzler, Robert Whitaker.
When Willard State Hospital closed in 1995, after 125 years of continuous operation, 427 patient suitcases, filled with patient’s personal belonging, were discovered, abandoned, in an attic.
This interesting book attempts to bring to light the personal stories of ten of these patients whose suitcases were intensely studied. The authors chose these specific suitcases because there were a lot of personal notes and materials in each of these ten suitcases, that provided the authors with enough data, combined with patient records and charts, to try to reconstruct these ten people’s lives.
This is a fascinating book about these people’s lives and about the hospital itself. The authors are incredibly patient detectives, who tease out a great deal of facts and details from these suitcases, chart notes, and interviews with hospital staff members, many retired. They locate living relatives…
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A inspiring post by MamaSheri’sBlog, a sheep story; “It’s the miracle of friendship. Why is friendship a miracle? Cuz a friend loves you thru all your faults and doozies.”
I felt Spirit say change the channel……………so I did…………The show was a Christmas special, not my cup of tea, but I obeyed….. it was Tracy Chapman singing Gimme One Reason. Oh my…that was a very special song at a certain point in my life. I thought I might could sing. I tried. Hehe. I had a boyfriend who was in a band and suddenly I decided I could sing. Day after day, I’d stand in that little silver bullet trailer with my lips to the microphone and sing as loud and strong as I could. Those poor trailer park people. I was trying to train myself to reach higher and higher notes. The reality of it was, is……..never could sing. 😀 I screeched this song many a many day. Aside from that though, it was fitting with what was happening in my life. Needless to say….if I wasn’t singing it……I…
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Let’s enjoy jacek Proniewicz the most amazing trail!
PANGAEA
is Ancient Greek for “entire Earth”.Is the name given to the last ,
global supercontinent ,which existed 250 million years ago.
The PANGAEA project,which envisages sailing around world in
4 years ,is the brainchild of Mike Horn- researcher ,extreme adventurer,idealist,visionary-a man who is renowned for his daring
expeditions.Based on the central theme “explore,learn,act”,he initiates social and environmental project around globe together with young explorers from all over the world.During the expedition ,the young explorers get to know our planet’s ecosystem and play an active part in helping to preserve our natural world.They become ambassadors ,taking the idea of environmental protection back to their homelands,
where they then initiate their own projects.
Like the expedition itself ,Mike Horn’s vessel PANGAEA,is also named after the last of global supercontinent .Measuring 35 meters
in length it is one of the world’s largest and most versatile expedition
sailboat .Even when the boat was…
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