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Thursday
Jan222009

Silk Unfurled 

 

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Silk Unfurled

 

Silk unfurled it waits

serenely for touch

of hair of goat and wolf.

 

Pool of ink and water

mirror sky above

in a dark reflection.

 

He sits in patience

while the plum blossoms

whisper of their beauty.

 

Within the artist

he forms each brushstroke,

painting petals in air.

 

Careful rehearsal

captures in the lines

the spirit of the tree.

 

Painting in his mind

elegant, complete -

and now he will begin.

 

 

 Written by Dianne Dean

Beechworth

Victoria

Australia

 

 

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There is only ONE WAY to learn a new language

YOU HAVE TO SPEAK IT!!!

I (Graeme, Ed of Kaixin with Xiaosui) am a mature age adult and I have never been good a learning a language.

I studied online for 5 years and I knew a LOT about how to speak Chinese.

BUT, I could not speak it!

Then I met a wonderful woman who is to be my wife.

She spoke little English so I had to stumble through my rudimentary Chinese.

She is very very patient and I was soon speaking with some fluency. It was still simple Chinese and I am sure many of the tones are wrong, but she can understand.

I then realized that if I had done that from the very beginning I would be fluent by now.

You can't learn a language by just studying it.

You have to use it from the very beginning.

So don't waste 5 years like I did, start with an online tutor from eteacher and you will soon be speaking your new language fluently.

 

Chinese Students, the same applies to you. You will not learn English UNLESS you use it.

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