A few Poems.
Understanding.
I'm only deaf, I'm not insane,
Between my ears I've got a brain.
I'm not contagious nor have a disease
All I ask is understanding please.
When you talk to me there's no need to shout
I'm already deaf and begin to doubt
The words that you say.
So look at me please and don't hide your face
And speak clearly, at an even pace.
Don't laugh or sneer when I mis-hear
For everyone's hearing is very dear.
I maybe deaf but, do you care
About the things I miss out there,
There are beautiful sounds and bad ones too
That are probably taken for granted by you.
The song of a bird
The chuckle of a stream,
Or, even Mr Whippy selling Ice Cream.
The cry of a baby, it's pain unknown
But,
The sound of this silence is all my own.
This poem was written by Dee & Terry Hopwood Jackson.
A blind man reflects.
I have often thought before writing this verse
Which one of these would be worse;
To be Deaf
To be Blind
And after all these years
Through frustration and tears
I still can't make up my mind.
So, what would I miss
If I couldn't see or hear.
Well, for a start there's the froth on my beer,
The sounds of crashing waves on cliffs so sheer,
The sight of changing seasons throughout the year.
The sound of a squeak when breaking in new shoes
The sight of so many people in different hues,
The sound of guitar strings when changing chords,
The sight of sailing boats on the Norfolk Broads.
The sound of music in it's many moods.
The sight of these words as this poem concludes.
These are just some of which would delight
Someone who has either hearing or sight,
And until the time I can answer my riddle
I wil be forever stuck in the middle.
This poem was written by Terry Hopwood Jackson.
Lipreading.
Lipreading is an art form, to communicate we yearn.
It's never ending concentration, it takes time to learn.
Pleased to be free from loneliness, when to other we can natter.
Released from the strain, when people stop to chatter.
Each day becomes a challenge, as more new people we meet.
Attention we must always pay to every one that we speak.
Deafness is a terrible bind; it should not make us withdraw.
Important that it is to know, life can still be an open door.
Never give up practising, this new skill to perfect.
Gradually from the more you learn, the more confident you will get.
Unknown Author.
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Diane 0161-798-7943.
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Or you can come along to
Hard of Hearing Lipreading & Communication Support Group.
The Mosses Community Centre,
Cecil Street,
Bury.
Beginners, mixed ability total.
Monday Mornings 9.50am - 12noon.
Starting promptly at 10am.
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