another thing i'd like to share (whether you like it or not - hah!)
this happened on a trip to sydney with my bestfriend.
my recollection was: - one moment i was happily chatting to my bestie on our way to the airplane: ...... the next moment i was french kissing the cement of the runway..
to continue this tale of indignity...i shall use my bestie’s very specific description of how it happened and lets see if you can visualise this epic event.
my right leg got stuck on some indentation on the tarmac so i jerked to my left towards the plane's stairs direction to compensate
my right leg however stayed where it was whilst the rest of me went forwards towards the left
both my arms shot out akin to one doing push ups
whilst my right knee banged on the tarmac ground - my other leg on the other hand sprang straight out in arabesque mode
and then! – of all the most humiliating thing to happen – i then apparently proceeded to bounce off like a basketball being dribbled by the most ferocious forward of the team
at each bounce both my arms which were supporting my torso in push up position steadily moved from shoulder region to towards the stomach area
thus there i tottered in a seesaw motion on each bounce
with my forehead being the "see" - my left leg in arabesque as the "saw...- and my arms in my midsection creating the balance...
that went on for about 15 seconds of my dear life....(although i believe it was longer)
forehead - toe.. forehead - toe.... see - saw......
bounce.. totter.... bounce..totter.... bounce...totter ...bounce……………..
well, that is if the soon to be ex bestie who gleefully recounted the scene is to be believed of course. ... Although.. i couldn’t help but notice the cabin crews’ smirks when i finally made it to the door.
thankfully – no one was quick enough with their camera phones – muwahahhahahah!! note to self: heels are hazardous to one's health when travelling.
Through the Trees
All alone in an empty room.
Nothing left but the memories of when
I had my best friend.
And I dont know how we ended up here
I dont know but it's never been so clear,
We made a mistake dear.
And I see the broken glass in front of me.
I see your shadow hanging over me,
And your face can see...
Through the trees
I will find you
I will heal the ruins left inside you
cause I'm still here breathing now
cause I'm still here breathing now
cause I'm still here breathing now
until I'm set free
Go quiet through the trees.
And I remember how we used to talk
About the places we would go when we grew up
And all that we where gonna find
And I remember watching our seeds grow
And how you cried when you saw the first leap show
The love was pouring from your eyes
So can you see the branches hanging over me
Can you see the love you left inside of me
and my face (?)
Through the trees
I will find you
I will heal the ruins left inside you
Cause I'm still here breathin now
cause I'm still here breathing now
cause I'm still here breathing now
Until I'm set free
Go quite through the tree
Cause your not coming back
You're not coming back
No
You're not coming
take my breath
as your own
take my eyes to guide you home
I'm still here breathing now
I'm still here breathing now
I'm still here breathing now
And you're not coming back
you're not coming back
you're not coming back
(Im still here breathing now.)
Until I'm set free
Go quite through the trees.
He wishes for the cloths of heaven
Had I the heavens' embroidered cloths,
Enwrought with golden and silver light,
The blue and the dim and the dark cloths
Of night and light and the half-light,
I would spread the cloths under your feet:
But I, being poor, have only my dreams;
I have spread my dreams under your feet;
Tread softly, because you tread on my dreams.
-- William Butler Yeats
'If I had my life over'
By Belinda Emmett
(written after she found out she was dying from cancer)
I would have gone to bed when I was sick instead of pretending the Earth would go into a holding pattern if I weren't there for a day....
I would have burned the pink candle sculpted into a rose before it melted in storage...
I would have talked less and listened more...
I would have invited friends over to dinner even if the carpet was stained or the sofa faded...
I would have eaten popcorn in the 'good' living room and worried much less about the dirt when someone wanted to light a fire in the fireplace...
I would have taken the time to listen to my grandfather ramble about his youth.....
I would have shared more of the responsibility carried by my husband..
I would never have insisted the car windows be rolled up on a summer day because my hair had just been teased and sprayed...
I would have sat on the lawn with my grass stains...
I would have cried and laughed less while watching television and more while watching life....
I would never have bought anything just because it was practical, wouldn't show soil or was guaranteed to last a lifetime...
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