africa the diva - audio poem

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 oil on canvas

collage with steel  rests

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Audio poem

Africa-

audio poem Afrika - like a Diva

looking forward

lines are tight now - some small
changes habe to be made to finish soon

cord and lines on oil on canvas - dimension : 70 1,00 cm

colours

some small corrections are nessecary. Ordered a black canvas, then cut my African  Cameroun fabcric rests, with structure pasted on the canvas, some old buttons, too, inspired by Molas from Soth America, I once found on  bought, kept,  to built my own ideas of structure and design.    

african garden

last day of cameroon

Today after this 4 week trip in camerun, after having breakfast we were sitting,

not talking much, everybody was thinking of the many adventures we have

passed through, now it has come to an end. Our luggage is ready.

Yesterday evening our guide gave us instructions about our return fly back home

We handed him over our passports to prepare everything and told us he will come

in time for assistance. Now it was time but he seems to be late.

Asking at the reception of the hotel, they may call him, but they could not get him at

The phone. Waiting, nothing to do, we could not take a taxi to the airport without

having our passports. At least he arrived, we put our baggage in the bus, we were

very late, the way to the airport was far and we did not know if we were arriving

in time. Suddenly the bus stopped on the big road, what happened…..no we had

problems with the wheel, one puncture had to be changed, beside this big road

we felt tot very comfortable, we had much far to get late and will lose our second fly

home. On the road again we reached our flight in the last minute in Douala to Paris,

exhausted, where our traveler group were busy to get the next flight home.

            

to get old....older

no one like to think about it, nor to describe or write about, we would like to be young for ever.
But this is not possible in real life, only in virtual life. the medicine and beauty industry with
it big markets promiss, never to get old or older. what we should do or not to do, what we should
eat or not, what kind of sport we should make etc. if we can afford.
Why do we have problems to accept to get old or older in a worthy way, because nobody likes
to see, to respect , fear, no positive signs, because youth means everything.
no positive signs we see, that the years pass by, full of life, busy with job, children, family,
business. Getting older we do not want to have time, we are used always to dosomething,
not to waste time. to learn, to be busy with our interests , the changing world, the changing life
okay we should not be ashamed to get older, hopeful to get wiser, be more patient, to keep our
curiosity, our power. 
in africa the older persons always is important what they have to say, still in their integrated community and their power is immense, if they have heath problems or not.
nobody will keep the youth for ever. The faces are telling lifes with shadows of our souls
our years of dreams, of sorrows, our passions lying  under the surface, invissiable for
others. dreams and wishes disappearing in the dark nights.
take your time to get old or older, put away all the heavy luggage, slow down  be happy if your feel good.