Posted in Uncategorized on November 30, 2021 by uppyalf
Moon
The earth I think is envious of the moon For the moon reflects its brilliance eternally The earth can only hope to bathe in its light when the clouds allow it
The earth needs its moon For without the moon The earth would surely spin and tumble Stray from its path, diminish and be lost
Posted in Uncategorized on November 28, 2021 by uppyalf
Before the Snow
Before the snow comes There is stillness A palpable feeling Of something approaching I felt it yesterday In the field This is Warwickshire remember Not a coastline Not a windswept moor Not a glen or a mountainous region The furthest from the sea In England one could be But I heard it coming through its silence There was a booming like a hundred jet engines That turned my head and made me look For the end of days This booming lay beneath the cloud line Noise is often captured this way In louring cloud cover Then the silence A hush a dampening of existence I looked around expectantly Snow was falling Tiny, tiny almost fairy raindrops But snow none the less Making a slight noise on my hooded coat Creeping in upon my face too Nature Seasons Winter Snow
Bish 29th November 2021
The Poet
Here I sit watching the day out No-one beside me who may doubt All of the words that I could chose to say So listen, believe, or be gone from this day I need a friend to walk with me And sit in the shade of an old tree To think nothing much, just agree with my thoughts To say nothing much, never tell what I ought Watching the people pass by now They just don’t know why or know how They don’t seem to care about all that I’ve seen They just walk on by never knowing I’ve been Sitting up here where I’m wind blown Only to ask and to be shown Things that would make you believe what I say I’ll tell you myself and I’ll show you some day bjh
Posted in Uncategorized on November 27, 2021 by uppyalf
Dancing Barefoot
Patti Smith
She is benediction She is addicted to thee She is the root connection She is connecting with he
Here I go and I don’t know why I fell so ceaselessly Could it be he’s taking over me?
I’m dancing barefoot Heading for a spin Some strange music draws me in Makes me come on like some heroine
She is sublimation She is the essence of thee She is concentrating on He, who is chosen by she
Here I go and I don’t know why I spin so ceaselessly Could it be he’s taking over me?
I’m dancing barefoot Heading for a spin Some strange music draws me in Makes me come on like some heroine
She is re-creation She, intoxicated by thee She has the slow sensation that He is levitating with she
Here I go and I don’t know why I spin so ceaselessly ‘Til I lose my sense of gravity
I’m dancing barefoot Heading for a spin Some strange music draws me in Makes me come on like some heroine
Oh, God, I fell for you Oh, God, I fell for you The plot of our life sweats in the dark like a face Oh, God, I fell for you The mystery of childbirth, of childhood itself Grave visitations Oh, God, I fell for you What is it that calls to us? Why must we pray screaming? Why must not death be redefined? Oh, God, I fell for you We shut our eyes we stretch out our arms Oh, God, I fell for you And whirl on a pane of glass Oh, God, I fell for you An afixiation a fix on anything the line of life the limb of a tree Oh, God, I fell for you The hands of he and the promise Oh, God, I fell for you That she is blessed among women Oh, God, I fell for you Oh, God, I fell for you
Posted in Uncategorized on November 26, 2021 by uppyalf
Four Strong Winds
Neil Young
Think I’ll go out to Alberta Weather’s good there in the fall I got some friends that I could go to working for. Still I wish you’d change your mind If I ask you one more time But we’ve been through this a hundred times or more.
Four strong winds that blow lonely Seven seas that run high All those things that don’t change come what may. If the good times are all gone Then I’m bound for movin’ on I’ll look for you if I’m ever back this way.
If I get there before the snow flies And if things are lookin’ good You could meet me if I send you down the fare. But, by then it would be winter Not too much for you to do And those winds sure can blow cold way out there.
Four strong winds that blow lonely Seven seas that run high All those things that don’t change come what may. The good times are all gone So I’m bound for movin’ on I’ll look for you if I’m ever back this way.
Still I wish you’d change your mind If I ask you one more time But we’ve been through that a hundred times or more.
Four strong winds that blow lonely Seven seas that run high All those things that don’t change come what may. If the good times are all gone Then I’m bound for movin’ on I’ll look for you if I’m ever back this way. I’ll look for you if I’m ever back this way.
Be on my side, I’ll be on your side There is no reason for you to hide It’s so hard for me staying here all alone When you could be taking me for a ride
You take my hand, I’ll take your hand Together we may get away This much madness is too much sorrow It’s impossible to make it today.
Posted in Uncategorized on November 22, 2021 by uppyalf
Its About Race
This 2-hour course is aimed at those working in the private, public, social purpose, voluntary and community sectors and is relevant to all staff including volunteers, practitioners and managers. The overall aim of the course is to educate individuals in organisations giving them a better, in-depth understanding of various forms of racism, as well as racial bias and the issues affecting the black community in the context of the current climate and black history. The course has a focus on the topics of anti-racism and white privilege and looks to assist organisations in making practical and structural changes that contributes to a positive impact in the fight against racism and racial inequality. Scene Setting – Global, national and locally relevant. Anti-Racism – What does this mean? Privileges and Responsibilities. This includes: exploring White Privilege. Racial Bias – A focus on Race and racism ‘challenging the isms’ Having difficult conversations about Race this includes Definitions, terms and language. Micro-Racism: Micro-inequities and aggressions/behaviours. Self-agency and becoming a ‘Change Agent’ This includes advice, guidance and tools in relation to identifying racial discrimination, harassment and bias.
Like a Hurricane
Neil Young
Once I thought I saw you in a crowded hazy bar Dancing on the light from star to star Far across the moonbeam I know that’s who you are I saw your brown eyes turning once to fire You are like a hurricane There’s calm in your eye And I’m gettin’ blown away To somewhere safer where the feeling stays I want to love you but I’m getting blown away I am just a dreamer, but you are just a dream You could have been anyone to me Before that moment you touched my lips That perfect feeling when time just slips Away between us on our foggy trip You are like a hurricane There’s calm in your eye And I’m gettin’ blown away To somewhere safer where the feeling stays I want to love you but I’m getting blown away, blown away You are just a dreamer, and I am just a dream You could have been anyone to me Before that moment you touched my lips That perfect feeling when time just slips Away between us on our foggy trip You are like a hurricane There’s calm in your eye And I’m gettin’ blown away To somewhere safer where the feeling stays I want to love you but I’m getting blown away
Posted in Uncategorized on November 21, 2021 by uppyalf
Nebel
Rammstein
They are standing in a tight embrace A union of flesh so rich in days Where the sea touches the land She wants to tell him the truth
But the wind eats her words away Where the sea is at an end Trembling she holds his hands And she kissed his forehead
She is carrying the evening in her breast And she knows she must leave now She puts her head in his lap And asks for one last kiss
And then he kissed her Where the sea is at an end Her lips weak and pale And his eyes wettened And then he kissed her Where the sea is at an end Her lips weak and pale And his eyes wettened
And then he kissed her Where the sea is at an end Her lips weak and pale And his eyes wettened And then he kissed her Where the sea is at an end Her lips weak and pale And his eyes wettened
The last kiss has been so long The last kiss He doesn’t remember it anymore