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Orange webmail
Orange webmail: "The Dragonfly
by Louise Bogan
You are made of almost nothing
But of enough
To be great eyes
And diaphanous double vans;
To be ceaseless movement,
Unending hunger,
Grappling love.
Link between water and air,
Earth repels you.
Light touches you only to shift into iridescence
Upon your body and wings.
Twice-born, predator,
You split into the heat.
Swift beyond calculation or capture
You dart into the shadow
Which consumes you.
You rocket into the day.
But at last, when the wind flattens the grasses,
For you, the design and purpose stop.
And you fall
With the other husks of summer."
by Louise Bogan
You are made of almost nothing
But of enough
To be great eyes
And diaphanous double vans;
To be ceaseless movement,
Unending hunger,
Grappling love.
Link between water and air,
Earth repels you.
Light touches you only to shift into iridescence
Upon your body and wings.
Twice-born, predator,
You split into the heat.
Swift beyond calculation or capture
You dart into the shadow
Which consumes you.
You rocket into the day.
But at last, when the wind flattens the grasses,
For you, the design and purpose stop.
And you fall
With the other husks of summer."
Friday, 29 July 2011
Saturday, 23 July 2011
French animal offspring names
When l’abeille (the bee) was young, it was une larve
When l’aigle (the eagle) was young, it was un aiglon
When l’âne (the donkey) was young, it was un ânon
When l’antilope was young, it was an antilopin
When l’autruche (the ostrich) was young, it was an autruchon
When la baleine (the whale) was young, it was a baleineau
When le bison was young, it was un veau (a calf)
When une caille (a quail) was young, it was a cailleteau
When un canard (a duck) was young, it was a caneton (or a canette!)
When un chameau (a camel) was young, it was a chamelon
When un chat (a cat) was young, it was un chaton
When un cheval (a horse) was young, it was a poulain
When la chèvre (goat) was young, it was a chevreau
When un chien (a dog) was young, it was a chiot
When la cigogne (stork) was young, it was a cigogneau
When le cochon (pig) was young, it was a porcelet
When le corbeau (crow) was young, it was un corbillat
When un crapaud (toad) was young, it was a têtard
When le cygne (swan) was young, it was a cygneau
When le dauphin (dolphin) was young, it was a delphineau
When le dindon (turkey) was young, it was a dindonneau
When l’éléphant was young, it was un éléphanteau
When le faucon (falcon) was young, it was a fauconneau
When la fourmi (ant) was young, it was a nymphe !
When la girafe was young, it was a girafon
When le gorille was young, it was un gorillon
When la grenouille (frog) was young, it was also un têtard
When l’hirondelle (swallow) was young, it was a hirondeau
When le lapin (rabbit) was young, it was a lapereau
When le lièvre (hare) was young, it was a levreau
When le lion was young, it was a lionceau
When le loup (wolf) was young, it was a louveteau
When le moineau (sparrow) was young, it was a moinet
When la mouche (fly) was young, it was un asticot
When le mouton (sheep) was young, it was un agneau
When l’oiseau (bird) was young, it was a oiselet
When l’ours (bear) was young, it was un ourson
When le papillon (butterfly) was young, it was une chenille
When le phoque (seal) was young, it was a blanchon !
When le poisson (fish) was young, it was a fretin
When la poule (chicken) was young, it was a poussin
When le rat was young, it was a raton
When le renard (fox) was young, it was a renardeau
When le rhinocéros was young, it was a rhinocéron
When le sanglier (boar) was young, it was a marcassin
When le saumon (salmon) was young, it was a smolt
When le singe (monkey) was young, it was a guenuche !
When la souris (mouse) was young, it was a souriceau
When le tigre (tiger) was young, it was a tigreau
When le zèbre (zebra) was young, it was a zébreau
French Names of “Cute” Young Animals! is a post from: French Language Blog
When l’aigle (the eagle) was young, it was un aiglon
When l’âne (the donkey) was young, it was un ânon
When l’antilope was young, it was an antilopin
When l’autruche (the ostrich) was young, it was an autruchon
When la baleine (the whale) was young, it was a baleineau
When le bison was young, it was un veau (a calf)
When une caille (a quail) was young, it was a cailleteau
When un canard (a duck) was young, it was a caneton (or a canette!)
When un chameau (a camel) was young, it was a chamelon
When un chat (a cat) was young, it was un chaton
When un cheval (a horse) was young, it was a poulain
When la chèvre (goat) was young, it was a chevreau
When un chien (a dog) was young, it was a chiot
When la cigogne (stork) was young, it was a cigogneau
When le cochon (pig) was young, it was a porcelet
When le corbeau (crow) was young, it was un corbillat
When un crapaud (toad) was young, it was a têtard
When le cygne (swan) was young, it was a cygneau
When le dauphin (dolphin) was young, it was a delphineau
When le dindon (turkey) was young, it was a dindonneau
When l’éléphant was young, it was un éléphanteau
When le faucon (falcon) was young, it was a fauconneau
When la fourmi (ant) was young, it was a nymphe !
When la girafe was young, it was a girafon
When le gorille was young, it was un gorillon
When la grenouille (frog) was young, it was also un têtard
When l’hirondelle (swallow) was young, it was a hirondeau
When le lapin (rabbit) was young, it was a lapereau
When le lièvre (hare) was young, it was a levreau
When le lion was young, it was a lionceau
When le loup (wolf) was young, it was a louveteau
When le moineau (sparrow) was young, it was a moinet
When la mouche (fly) was young, it was un asticot
When le mouton (sheep) was young, it was un agneau
When l’oiseau (bird) was young, it was a oiselet
When l’ours (bear) was young, it was un ourson
When le papillon (butterfly) was young, it was une chenille
When le phoque (seal) was young, it was a blanchon !
When le poisson (fish) was young, it was a fretin
When la poule (chicken) was young, it was a poussin
When le rat was young, it was a raton
When le renard (fox) was young, it was a renardeau
When le rhinocéros was young, it was a rhinocéron
When le sanglier (boar) was young, it was a marcassin
When le saumon (salmon) was young, it was a smolt
When le singe (monkey) was young, it was a guenuche !
When la souris (mouse) was young, it was a souriceau
When le tigre (tiger) was young, it was a tigreau
When le zèbre (zebra) was young, it was a zébreau
French Names of “Cute” Young Animals! is a post from: French Language Blog
Thursday, 14 July 2011
Sunday, 3 July 2011
Poem
I saw a peacock with a fiery tail..I saw a peacock with a fiery tail |
French Poetry
Jours de lenteur, jours de pluie,
Jours de miroirs brisés et d’aiguilles perdues,
Jours de paupières closes à l’horizon des mers,
D’heures toutes semblables, jours de captivité,
Mon esprit qui brillait encore sur les feuilles
Et les fleurs, mon esprit est nu comme l’amour,
L’aurore qu’il oublie lui fait baisser la tête
Et contempler son corps obéissant et vain.
Pourtant j’ai vu les plus beaux yeux du monde,
Dieux d’argent qui tenaient des saphirs dans leurs mains,
De véritables dieux, des oiseaux dans la terre
Et dans l’eau, je les ai vus.
Leurs ailes sont les miennes, rien n’existe
Que leur vol qui secoue ma misère,
Leur vol d’étoile et de lumière
Leur vol de terre, leur vol de pierre
Sur les flots de leurs ailes,
Ma pensée soutenue par la vie et la mort
Translation
Days of slow, rainy days,
Days of broken mirrors and needles lost,
Days of closed eyes on the horizon of the sea,
In all similar hours, days in captivity,
My mind was still shining on the leaves
And flowers, my mind is as naked as love,
Dawn forgets him head down
And watch her body obedient and vain.
Yet I saw the most beautiful eyes of the world
Gods of silver, which kept the sapphires in their hands,
Real gods, birds in the ground
And water, I saw them.
Their wings are mine, nothing exists
That their flight shaking my misery,
Their flight from star light and
Their land theft, theft of stone
On the water with their wings,
My thoughts supported by the life and death
Days of broken mirrors and needles lost,
Days of closed eyes on the horizon of the sea,
In all similar hours, days in captivity,
My mind was still shining on the leaves
And flowers, my mind is as naked as love,
Dawn forgets him head down
And watch her body obedient and vain.
Yet I saw the most beautiful eyes of the world
Gods of silver, which kept the sapphires in their hands,
Real gods, birds in the ground
And water, I saw them.
Their wings are mine, nothing exists
That their flight shaking my misery,
Their flight from star light and
Their land theft, theft of stone
On the water with their wings,
My thoughts supported by the life and death
Saturday, 2 July 2011
expressions with a in French / Byki French list
expressions with a in French / Byki French list: "http://www.byki.com/lists/private/French/Expressions-with-a.html"
http://www.byki.com/lists/private/French/Expressions-with-a.html
Class readings in French / Byki French list
Class readings in French / Byki French list
http://www.byki.com/lists/French/Class-readings.html
Saturday, 7 May 2011
Spring
Nothing is so beautiful as spring—
When weeds, in wheels, shoot long and lovely and lush;
Thrush's eggs look little low heavens, and thrush
Through the echoing timber does so rinse and wring
The ear, it strikes like lightnings to hear him sing;
The glassy peartree leaves and blooms, they brush
The descending blue; that blue is all in a rush
With richness; the racing lambs too have fair their fling.
What is all this juice and all this joy?
A strain of the earth's sweet being in the beginning
In Eden garden. — Have, get, before it cloy,
Before it cloud, Christ, lord, and sour with sinning,
Innocent mind and Mayday in girl and boy,
Most, O maid's child, thy choice and worthy the winning.
Monday, 28 February 2011
The Art Class
These are two watercolours painted by John, after the style of our excellent Art tutor, John Bardell.
Below are two pictures painted by Margaret using Acrylic paint on canvas boards.
Sunday, 27 February 2011
Dancing at the Village Hall
We always look forward to meeting our
friends at the dance, This is held every fortnight in the Village Hall, and consists of about 60 people getting together to dance both Ballroom and Sequence dancing with a little line dancing thrown in as well.
We got to the dance about an hour early to help our friends Derek and Shirley to get the chairs and tables ready for the evening. This proved totally unnecessary as everything was ready before we arrived, but we decided that this is a good time to get there as we are able to sit and unwind before the dance
We sat with some friends Ron and Bella, who have been dancing for many years, if we are not sure of how to do a dance we can follow them. I really enjoy the sequence dances and we get up for as many as we can. These are easily the most popular form of dancing and the floor can get very crowded at times during some of the more popular sequence dances. I also get up for the line-dancing, this gives Margaret a break, as she likes to sit and chat while these are on. We both also enjoy the occasional ballroom dance, especially the waltz and the cha-cha-cha.
Halfway through the evening we stop for a break and enjoy a cup of tea and biscuits, and the raffle is drawn, prizes that have been brought by the dancers are won and claimed.
After the break, we continue to dance the night away, until 10.30pm, and we all go our separate ways. An evening of friendship and good fun. It is a pity that most of our friends are in our age group, and that the young are not dancing. it would be a real shame if this slice of English life should die away.
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Thursday, 24 February 2011
My very first blog attempt. HEY!
The day started with our regular computer class with our excellent tutor, Freda.
Margaret and I had firmly made our minds up that we would be taking a break from the class at the end of this term. However true to the old adage, "The best laid plans", we got so interested in the work we were doing. We changed our minds. Freda has allowed us to continue on the basis of, come when you can, and enjoy. We are learning how to set up power-point presentations.This is really fascinating, and will be very useful to me when I become more skilled at putting these blogs together.
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