{"id":1930,"date":"2017-10-27T06:05:35","date_gmt":"2017-10-27T06:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kirstenharris.co.uk\/thedailyease\/?p=1930"},"modified":"2017-10-30T06:38:11","modified_gmt":"2017-10-30T06:38:11","slug":"the-giraffe-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ifwisheswerehorses.co.uk\/thedailyease\/?p=1930","title":{"rendered":"The Giraffe"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Giraffe by Kirsten Harris<\/p>\n

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\u2018You\u2019re having a laugh\u2019 said the baby giraffe
\n\u2018If you think I\u2019m going up there!
\nI\u2019ve no head for heights, they give me a fright
\nI don\u2019t want to be tall, it\u2019s not fair!\u2019<\/p>\n

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\u2018Your thinking\u2019s absurd\u2019 twittered the bird
\nLooping high fives in the air
\n\u2018Forward! Up to the zone, for a confident home
\nThink up, planet up, it\u2019s a dare!\u2019<\/p>\n

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\u2018I\u2019m shy\u2019 he replied \u2018I’ve no time for the sky
\nIt\u2019s odd and it’s weird being me
\nI\u2019ll slump and I\u2019ll slouch, it won\u2019t hurt much \u2026 Oh ouch!
\nMy neck doesn\u2019t feel very free!\u2019<\/p>\n

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\u2018Structure your bones like a house\u2019, said the mouse
\n\u2018To balance your head without care
\nFree your neck in your mind. Think up, you will find
\nYou\u2019re giraffey not mousey – \u00a0so there!\u2019<\/p>\n

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The thing that is strange is how it is arranged
\nThe giraffe, the wee mouse, even me:
\nSeven bones in the neck, yes the same –\u00a0what the heck \u2026
\nAm I human or mouse? Which is me?<\/p>\n

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(Think I\u2019ll be a giraffe!)<\/p>\n

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I’ve painted giraffes many times since this amazing encounter in Botswana 20 years ago. I had the idea then to write something Alexander Technique inspired about a giraffe. It has only taken \u00a0twenty years for the idea to be born in this verse. Hope you like it. I want to do a better illustration next.<\/p>\n

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The Light by Kirsten Harris, Oil on Canvas, 110 x 110 cm Sold<\/em><\/p>\n

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Something else you might like – \u00a0HERE<\/a>\u00a0is a link to an Alexander Technique colouring book. Each double page spread has AT inspired prose and a drawing to colour … for anyone who wants to share or learn AT in an easy, different way …<\/p>\n

The Daily Ease, A Walk in the Woods<\/a>\u00a0Colouring Book<\/a><\/p>\n

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What people are saying – “Within the words and magical illustrations are lots of wonderful reminders of the wisdom and teachings of the Alexander Technique and how they can be so easily incorporated into our daily life to bring us ease and flow.” Sally, Scotland<\/p>\n

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