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Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Time: 7 of 55

Life (Time) goes by too fast. While pondering over this phenomenon, the words of an old song came into my mind: Time goes by so slowly and time can do so much. Well I do know that time can do so much just have to look in the mirror some mornings especially after a long night on the town. No more bouncing up as fit as a fiddl...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Halloween: 24 of 138

I remember the dread on Halloween On the old Hallow's Eve of yore As I lay in my bed On a damp Irish night And quivered to the core For gone was the play Of the careless day Spent dressed in weird attire In a witch's hat And a turnip light And stories by the fire For amid the embers of fading light I remembered I'd yet to fa...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Living in Germany: 7 of 13

Living in Germany I have lived in Germany longer than in my native Ireland. I think Germany is a country you have to get used to. Of course this is true of any country, but I think it is especially true of Germany. It takes time to understand the mentality of the people here. In the North, which is where I live, ( Hamburg) t...
Society & Lifestyle > Immigration Issues Foreigners living in other countries: Learning the language is essential: 9 of 13

In the beginning was the word. And God saw that the word was good. And indeed the word is good. Language is a gift. A gift from God? Well, it certainly singles us out as the only species capable of using this wonderful instrument of communication. We have come a long way since the groaning and grunting days in the cave. It g...