感谢父母信英语作文(20篇)

Early morning, the heavy bag on my back, to go to school! Just step out, a

little bit of rain to my face. I looked up, drizzle falling from heaven, some

flying, like a dancer; Some good partners play, play very happy; There are lying

on the ground, asleep. I mat tiptoe, afraid to disturb the raindrops sweet

dreams.

Dear Sir or Madam,

I’m Li Hua from Class One, Senior Two. As far as I am concerned, I believe

to teach English for pupils from Chen Xi Hope School will be good for both the

primary-school students and high-school student tutor, which thus will result in

substantial social benefits.

I think I am qualified for being the pupils’ English coach, because I have

good character, being independent in life and proficient in English. That’s why

I apply for the position; I hope I can join the instructive activity.

My plan for coaching the pupils is to teach them by listening, speaking,

reading and writing. What’s more important is to stimulate their interests in

learning English as a foreign language, creating a good learning environment. I

hope you can offer the opportunity.

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

As everyone knows,English is very important today.It has been used

everywhere in the world.It has become the most common language on Internet and

for international trade. If we can speak English well,we will have more chance

to succeed.Because more and more people have taken notice of it,the number of

the people who go to learn English has increased at a high speed.

But for myself,I learn English not only because of its importance and its

usefulness,but also because of my love for it.When I learn English, I can feel a

different way of thinking which gives me more room to touch the world.When I

read English novels,I can feel the pleasure from the book which is different

from reading the translation.When I speak English, I can feel the confident from

my words.When I write English,I can see the beauty which is not the same as our

Chinese…

I love English,it gives me a colorful dream.I hope I can travel around the

world one day. With my good English, I can make friends with many people from

different contries.I can see many places of great intrests.I dream that I can go

to London,because it is the birth place of English.

I also want to use my good English to introduce our great places to the

English spoken people,I hope that they can love our country like us.

I know, Rome was not built in a day. I believe that after continuous hard

study, one day I can speak English very well.

If you want to be loved, you should learn to love and be lovable. So I

believe as I love English everyday , it will love me too.

I am sure that I will realize my dream one day!

Thank you!

亲爱的老师，同学们：

我很高兴可以在这个课堂上做一次演讲。这一次，我想谈谈英语。我的话题是我爱英语。

正如每个人所知，英语在今天十分重要。它已经被应用到世界的各个角落。它已经成为商业上最为通用的一门语言并广泛的用于国际贸易。如果我们能说好英语，我们就有更多的机会成功。因为越来越多的人注意到这一点，学英语的人数正在已很高的速度增长。

但是对我而言，我学英语不仅仅因为它的重要性以及它的实用性，更是因为我喜爱英语。当我学英语时，我可以体会到一种不同的思维方式，它可以给我更多接触世界的空间。当我读英语小说时，我能感受到不同于阅读翻译文的快乐。当我说英语时，我可以感到自信。当我写英语时，我能够感到不同于汉语的那种美……

我爱英语，它给了我一个色彩斑斓的梦。我希望有朝一日我可以畅游世界，用我流利的英语，我可以和世界各地的人交友。我能看到许多的名胜。我希望我能够到伦敦去，因为那里是英语的故乡。

我也希望用我流利的英语来将我们的名胜介绍给说英语的朋友，我希望他们可以像我们一样的爱我们的国家。

我知道，罗马不是一天筑成的。(成功需要日积月累。)我相信在持续不断的努力学习下，总有一天我可以拥有一口流利的英语。

如果你想被爱，你就应该学着去爱他人。所以我相信我对英语的爱定将换来它对我的爱。

我相信总有一天我会实现我的梦!

谢谢!

Dear Sir,

I would like to apply for the post of Works Manager, which was advertised in The Guardian of I2 October 2004. I feel that my qualifications and experience are ideally suited for the position.

I was born in 1968, and I went to school from 1973 to 1988. In 1987 I took the General Certificate of Education, and I got good grades in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. After leaving school, I attended the Orient Technical College, where I first studied Fiber Technology and Color Chemistry; later I studied other subjects related to textile manufacture, and in 1991 I obtained the Diploma in Textiles.

After completing my studies, I joined the Top Clothing Company where I worked until 1996. In that year I moved to Prior Productions, who was pleased with my work, and as a result, in 1998, I was promoted to Assistant Works Manager there.

I enjoy my work, and I am prepared to work hard. Moreover, I am sure that Prior Productions would give me an excellent reference. I therefore feel that my application deserves your serious consideration.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours faithfully,

Mary Ma

12 May 2006

Dear Mary,

I am sorry to trouble you, but nobody would come into my mind to help me except you.

You know, I had planned this holiday for several years. A t last, my dream came true. You could imagine how excited I was. My mind was completely occupied with the holiday. I forgot to collect my laundry. I dont know if you can help me collect my laundry. I sent the laundry to the Johns. It is the one down the corner on St. Peters Street. You cant miss it, because the house is painted green-a big green house. I have got two pairs of trousers, three shirts, one T-shirt and a blanket. Call a taxi to send you home. I will pay you back when I am home.

My first stop is London. It is raining. The streets are very clean. How I wish I could have the chance to see the famous London fog. But someone told me that was already the history. One can only read things like that about London in books.

My best wishes to you.

Yours sincerely, Peter Chen

Dear Mr. John:

How are things going with you in Beijing?

I am writing to show my thanks to you. You tutored me in my spoken English

before you went to Beijing. With your help I made such rapid progress that I won

the first place in the Spoken English Competition of the city. My achievement is

owed to your help. Thank you very much.

I have heard that you and your wife will pay a visit to my school. I am

very glad at the news. In that case we can see each other again. I am looking

forward to your coming. I am sending you a telescope as a small gift. I hope you

will like it.

All the best.

Yours,

Liu Jie

Parents is one day, a day of rain, parents is a tree, protect us grow, their selfless dedication of his own life, let the children grow up safe protection. Their pay is not anything in return, they comforted for the growth of children, for their own pay without regret. In the world because of their love, break through the layers of obstacles in the world changes in temperature to have a letter true zhi scenery... The children have mushroomed generally lively up, but also like a weed is uneven.

Good family can cultivate harmonious personality, make a good man. Because of the parents, it would not have been lost in faith; Rush of starlight, just had moments of light. Every child happy childhood has your escort. When tears, silently blessing you, waiting for you; Sad, you softly comforted; When you lose, you teach earnestly. How many unforgettable time, every day can hear you tender words, every day can feel the strength of your powerful support.

Experienced how many cold sun, how many day night, the great parents, how much you pay? Looked at the child growing up bit by bit, bit by bit mature, the shadow of your face already is full of ravines, hair become white hair. You remember our hours of joy, and cultivate the beautiful future, you are concerned about ZhaoEr female of food and clothing, you back caring ZhaoEr woman. Are you open of the road of life, embrace of love are you, you are leading the people see the future.

Because of you, ignorant children understand the life of truth, good habits achievements in our life.

Because of you, the world has hope; Because of you, the world is full of love.

Because of you, the world become so beautiful!

父母是一片天，是一片遮风挡雨的天，父母是一颗树，保护我们成长，他们无私的奉献着自己的生命，让孩子在成长中得到安全的保护。他们的付出是不要任何回报的，他们为儿女的成长感到欣慰，为自己的付出无悔。世上因为有了他们的爱，突破了层层阻碍，在冷暖人间有了一方真情挚信的风景……孩子们如雨后春笋一般活泼向上，但也如野草般参差不齐。

好的家庭可以培养和谐的性格，造就一个好人。因为有了父母，迷茫中才有了坚定的信念;催擦的星光，才有了瞬间的点亮。每一个儿童快乐童年都有您保驾护航。流泪时，您默默祝福、守候;悲伤时，您轻声安慰;失败时，你谆谆开导。多少个难忘的时光，每天可以听到您温柔的话语，每天可以感受到您强大的支撑的力量。

经历过多少严寒骄阳，多少白昼黑夜，伟大的父母，你们付出了多大的代价呀?看着一点一点长大的孩子，一点一点成熟的影子，您脸上已布满沟壑，青丝变成白发。您回忆我们小时欢乐身影，培育着美丽的未来，您关心着儿女的温饱，您惦记着儿女的归来。您是开启孩子人生之路的人，您是怀抱爱的人，您是引领看到未来的人。

因为有了您，无知孩童明白了做人的道理，良好习惯成就了我们一生。

因为有了您，世界有了希望;因为有了您，世界充满了爱;

因为有了您，世界变得如此美丽无比!

Dear Tom,

I’m so hapy to learn that you want to learn Chinese in Zunyi Teachers’

College here.There is no doubt that to learn Chinese well is by no means an easy

thing, but I have some ideas that may help.

Firstly, it is important to listen to the teacher carefully in class and

take notes so that you can go over your lessons later.Secondly, try to practise

speaking Chinese as much as possible out of class and write down whatever you

hear to accunulate more commonly-used words and idioms.Don’t be afraid of making

mistakes.And try to communicate with local people to develop your listening

ability.Last but not least, you should organize your time and do lots of

exercise.

I think the most important thing is that you should believe in yourself.I’m

sure that you will suceed after your hard work.

Yours,

Wang Hua

This morning is cool.I am going to play basketball.After play basketball，I

feel tired，but I very happy.Because basketball is my favourite sport.My body is

strong.I hope you like basketball too.I play computer games now.

dear (bosss name)，

i am convinced that i could make an impact and add value as a (job title)

in your department。 as we reviewed my background， i hope that you came to a

similar conclusion。 it was indeed a pleasure to discuss the opportunities with

you。 i thank you again for the opportunity and look forward to our next

interaction。

again， you can reach me (when) (call time) at (telephone)， or you may leave

a message on my answering machine， and i will return your call promptly。

sincerely，

(signature)

I have a new teacher.She is an English teacher,her name is Miss He.She is

young and beautiful.She is strict but kind.She often goes to work by motor

bike.But sometimes she likes piaying sports.Usualli she likes reading book.I

like my English teacher very much.What about you?

We often hear people say, “Never give up.” These can be encouraging words

and words of determination. A person who believes in them will keep trying to

reach his goal no matter how many times he fails. Benjamin Franklin once

said,”Great works are performed not by strength,but by perseverance.”From the

remark,we can infer that,of all the advantageous characteristics,perseverance

plays a crucial role in one’s success.

Remember that year, I bought a bike,but I cant ride a bike! Mom seems to

understand my thoughts, gently to me: "tomorrow Ill show you to your square,

teach you to ride a bicycle." "Good!" Im happy to reply.

The next morning, my mother and I went to the square. Mother let me push

this bike, and look for the feeling, I have to not boring to walk cycles.

Fifteen minutes passed, and my feet really acid! I want to back down. Well,

learn the bike how so difficult, it is better not learn! At this time, my mother

said to me ": well, quite good!" Listened to mothers words, my heart is light

suddenly full of confidence. Mother then began to lecture, "learning bicycle,

the most important thing is to keep the car balance, otherwise the car like a no

head of flies, left, right. Didnt walk a few steps, I already fell off. My

knees hurt, out of the red blood, looking at this bright red blood, I cant help

but shed a hot tears, his mouth still keeps saying: "I dont learn, I dont

learn! After listening to his mother, to longly say to me: "do what matter as

long as perseverance, perseverance, perseverance will be successful. Like what

you do is always fall by the wayside, how can success?" Listen to the mothers

teachings I have the confidence again, two days before, I had learned to ride a

bicycle, but most importantly, I learned to insist on.Now I see them as my

motto, adhere to is victory let it remind me to do anything as long as

perseverance, perseverance, perseverance will be successful.

Nothing can be more exciting than success to a man.But you must face many

difficulties before you can succeed. No one can make it easily.And its harder

for those who are in adverse conditions to succeed.However,everything has two

sides.Just as someone said, in every adversity there lies the seed of an

advantage and in every defeat there is a lesson showing you how to win the

victory next time.The most important focus is to establish a brief, that is

perseverance.The British ex-prime minister Winston Churchill had a motto of

"Never, never, never, never give up .Nothing can substitute for hard work. Life

is a process of struggle for success.

I have a big family. There are four people in my family： my mother， my

father， my younger brother and me. Oh， there is also a dog named Buddy lives

with us. My mother is a Chinese teacher， and my father is a lawyer. My little

brother and I go to the same school. On weekday， my father sends us to school;

while mother help us with our homework. My favorite thing is to play with our

dog， Buddy. If we have enough time， we will take him for a walk. I love my

family.

One of the most popular sentences online states that “remember...always act

like you ‘re wearing an invisible crown.”What the saying indicates is the

importance of confidence,an attitude that we should take toward our life.

It’s generally accepted that confidence plays a very vital role in one’s

life. But do you really know what dose self-confidence mean? Well, it means that

you have strong belief that you can do things and you will succeed in the end.

If you want to do something well, you must have faith in yourself. Just like the

old saying goes, confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to

success. Otherwise, you may hardly to do anything right. Some people love to

complain how incapable they are or how difficult their tasks are, they never

think about the problem in themselves, which is lack of confidence. If they

fail, they will refuse to have another try. Then they will never ever have the

chance to overcome difficulties.

May be destined to a persons character, it is not easy to change. But if

everyone into confident on their own elements, their life will become more

colorful, more open. You may ask why you are confident? I think: confidence +

opportunity = success. So self-confidence is indispensable azuowenry conditions.

Everyone thinks oneself from birth, fate dominate everything, all want to follow

the path of destiny. If you have such idea, may be you are wrong. Destiny is

master in your hand, opportunity is in your side. The you find place, it did not

work. Dont let the chance to run out in front of you, the first to catch the

opportunities, of course. However, get the opportunities, of course, is a good

thing. But people have the opportunity to dont you will achieve success. Some

people often suffer from failure tripping, overwhelm be heavy setbacks, let

these people thought he was a mediocre person, chance on them. Success will

become very slim. So have the opportunity is important, the most important thing

is that you have confidence. Even if you get upset about my setbacks, as long as

you have a good mood, have full confidence in myself. Believe that failure and

frustration on you again, can also be solved. So self-confidence is very

important for a person, even if you dont have too much talent, have the

confidence you have into a big step away from success than others. Albert

Einstein said, confidence is to take the first step to success. So people should

have confidence, also need confidence in life.

In a word, as a saying says,” Make the most of yourself, for that is all

there is of you. "Confidence for us is an indispensable part of our life.

Dear Ms.___,

I write this letter because I want to talk to you about thepunishment of

copying the sentences on the English book.

I don’t think this punishment is fair.

Firstly, I am quite sure that I did complete my homework before. Itis a

weekend assignment. Li Peiqi goes to myhouse every Friday. We do our homework

together. She can prove thatI did it exactly.

Secondly, I remembered that I handed in the paper.

Thirdly, I don’t know the rule of punishment before. Besides, Idon’t know

my paper disappear.

Last, I still like you so much while I would like you to know thetruth.

Love,

Dora

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storyteller: long long ago, there was a seller, he took a spear and a

shield to the market, and began to sell them.”

seller: come on, come on, everyone! come here and have a look, i have the

best spear and shield.

costmer: well, they are not bad.seller: no bad? they are the best. have you

seen my spear? it’s the best in the world , my spear could stab through any

shields.

costmer 2: oh, really? what about your shield. seller: of course it’s the

best, too. it can stop any spears in the world.wise fellow：then…… ,what if your

spear fights against your shield?

seller: sorry! i forget my own shield?

First, I would like to know, what does your destiny offer you? Happiness,

wisdom, a strong body or something else. If I had asked this question to

president Nixon, he would probably had said,”Our destiny offers not the cup of

despair, but the chalice of opportunity.”

Needless to say, one of the biggest opportunities given to China is the

2008 Olympic Games. Till now, we have used two sevenths of the preparation time.

How much changes have you seen? New roads, new subway lines, public-exercising

equipments with beautiful colors, large blocks of grass fields, and also lots of

modern gyms which are under construction.

Other than those, there are even more good effects brought to us by the

Olympic Games that cannot be seen directly. For example, more and more people

will get to know China. I’m sure the mysterious Chinese culture will attract

them strongly. And the games will also do good to the economy and environment,

for it is gaining the attention of foreign investors and the awareness of

environmental protection is being strengthened. What is more, Olympic Games give

a unique opportunity to inspire and educate a new generation of Chinese youth

with the Olympic values and the Olympic spirit. Now that we have seen so many

advances, could you even imagine us losing the holding rights?

I’ve already said a lot about the Olympics and China. But I think everyone

should use some time to think of this question, ”Does the Olympic Games have any

special meaning to you?”

For us, I mean the Chinese youth, 2008 Olympic Games is a tremendous gift.

Because what we are waiting for is to do something significant as repaying the

love given to us .The society is just like a ship, and in our dreams the captain

is waving his hand and saying ”Hey! Come here and take the helm! ”How charming

his voice is, but we have never heard of it in our true life. This morning,

however, when we wake up, we will see the Olympic Games wwaving its hand. After

chewing, most of us will have at least one plan about what to do for the Olympic

Games. And mine is to be a “comforter” ----that is someone who will give comfort

to others.

At the end of my speech, I hope all the preparation will go well, and

everyone will show their ability to the world. Let us seize opportunities and

give a big smile to challenges.

When the New Year is coming, I am really happy because I can get a lot of

lucky money from my parents and relative. My mother will save the money for me.

She tells me that she will return it to me when I grow up. I also keep part of

the money to buy the things I like. The lucky money makes me have a happy New

Year.

亲爱的老师：

您好!

您是一位好老师，对学生十分负责，不像五年级时的英语王老师，动不动就说不给上课(还真不给上课)，您虽然动不动就发火，可是您还是爱我们的呀。

记得有一次，您上课的时候，可我们在下面又是说，又是笑，又是比划，可忙坏了。您开始想着我们会改正(这是我理解的)，但我们还不改正，反而变本加厉的说着我们感兴趣的话题。您生气了，把书往桌上狠狠地扔了一下，您对我们大喊：“停!”我们吓的打一了颤，然后赶紧装模作样的拿起书读，谁知我们一出声，就“驴头不对马嘴”。您又发火了，干脆坐下来和我们比赛——看谁“熬”过谁。我们一见您这阵势，我们也不读了，但是就怕您告诉数学老师，让他批我们。过了一会，要下课了，您气消了，又教我们读起了英语。

还有一次，班上同学——王莹在英语课上，肚子里“翻江倒海”，头上也渗出了豆大的汗珠，满脸通红。下课了，您还在“拖”课，走到王莹那，看见她的样子。于是手拉着王莹的手，一手摸着她的头，亲切的问她的病情，并安慰她。您拉着她下楼，她烧的太厉害，四肢抽筋，您便把她背了下去。

老师，您是多么爱我的呀，我们将永远感谢您!

祝您：

永远年轻，永远美丽!

您的学生

敬爱的爸爸、妈妈：

你们好！

俗话说，母亲的爱是无私奉献，父亲的爱是恩重如山。这句话我是深有体会。

那次我头昏不舒服，吃不下晚饭，你们出去散步的时候，在超市为我买了方便面、甜酒、糖果和治疗头晕的药给我，还专门为我开了一包杏仁给我吃，还问我肚子饿不饿，要不要吃点东西。也不知道为什么，当时我觉得头没那么晕了，我觉得，是爸爸和妈妈给了我许多的关心和爱护，给了我力量。

母亲，您在我伤心难过的时候安慰我，在学习上鼓励我，在生病的时候关心、照顾我，我回忆起您为我所做的一切的一切，我激动得流泪，说不出一句话来。

父亲，您虽然在我身边少一点，可是您的爱却是比泰山还重啊！虽然您在表面上爱我不多，可是行动上却把对我的关心与爱护表现得淋漓尽致，我是从心底里感谢您啊！

三月，是感恩月，三月，也是我向父母感恩的日子。我要感谢父母赐给我的生命，给我花样的年华。

母亲能够为我排忧解难，能够为我开创学习的道路。父亲能够在学习上为我加一把劲，能在生活上为我们提供保障……

妈妈啊，如果您是一个河蚌，那我就是你怀抱中的一颗小小的珍珠，您用你毕生的心血来哺育我，我就像是小草，是永远也报答不了您春天阳光的恩情啊！

My Darling McGeorge

You said that things seemed clearer when they were written down. Well, here

with a very boring letter in which I will try to put everything down so that you

may read and re-read it at a horror at your folly in getting involved with

me.

Deep breath. To begin with ,I love you. With a depth and passion and I have

felt for no one else in this life. And if it is astonishes you, it astonished me

as well. Not, I hasten to say, because you are not worth loving. Far from it.

Its just that, first of all,I swore I would not get involved with another

woman. Secondly, I have never had such a feeling before and it is almost

frightening. Thirdly, I would never have thought it possible that another human

being could occupy my waking and sleeping thoughts to the exclusion of almost

everything else. Fourthly, I never thought that even if one was in love one

could get so completely besotted with another person so that a minute away from

them felt like a thousand years. Fifthly, I never hoped,aspired, dreamed that

one can find everything one wanted in one person.

I was not such an idiot as to believe this was possible. Yet in you I have

found everything I want: youre beautiful, gay, giving, gentle, idiotically and

deliciously feminine, sexy, wonderfully intelligent and wonderfully silly as

well. I want nothing else in this life than to be with you, to listen and watch

you, your beautiful voice, your beauty, to argue with you, to laugh with you, to

show you things, to share things with you, to explore your magnificent mind, to

explore your wonderful body, to help you, protect you, serve you ,and...bash you

on the head when I think you are wrong...

Not to put too fine a point on it, I consider that I am the only man

outside mythology to have found crock of gold at the rainbows end. But, having

said all that, let us consider things in details. Dont let this become public,

but, well...I have one or two faults. Minor ones,I hasten to say. For example I

am inclined to be overbearing. I do it for the best possible motives, all

tyrants say that, but I do tend, without thinking, to treat people underfoot.

You must tell me when Im doing it to you, my sweet, because it can be a very

bad thing in a marriage.

Right, the second blemish. This actually is not so much a blemish of

character as a blemish of circumstance. Darling, I want you to be you on your

own right, and I will do everything I can to help you in this. But you must take

into consideration that I am also me in my own right. And that I have a head

start on you. What Im trying to say is that you must not feel offended if you

are sometimes treated simply as my wife. Always remember that what you lose on

the swings you gain on the roundabouts. But i am an established ‘creature’ in

the world, and so on occasions you will have to live in my shadow. Nothing gives

me less pressure than this. But it is a fact of life that has to be faced.

Third, a very important and nasty, blemish. Jealousy. I dont think you

know what jealousy is, thank god, in the real sense of the word. I know that you

have felt jealousy over Lincolns wife and child, but this is what I call normal

jealousy, and this to my regret, is not what Ive got. What I have got is a

black monster and any goodness that I have in my make-up. It is really a Jekyll

and Hyde situation... my Hyde is stronger than my good sense and defeats me,

hard though I try. As I told you, I have always known that this lurks within me,

but I could control it, and my monster slumbered and nothing happened to awake

it. Then I met you and I felt my monster stir and become half-awake when you

told me of Lincoln and others you have known, would you like to end with your

letter my monster came out of its lair, black, irrational, bigoted, stupid,

evil, malevolent. You never know how terribly corrosive jealousy is; It is a

physical pain as though you have swallowed acid or red hot coals. It is the most

terrible of feelings. But you cant help it at least I cant and god knows Ive

tried. I dont want any ex-boyfriends sitting in church when I marry you. On our

wedding day I want nothing but happiness both for you and me, but I know I wont

be happy if there is a church full of your ex-conquests. When I marry you I will

have no past, only a future. I dont want to drag my past into our future and I

dont want you to do it, either. Remember I am jealous of you because I love

you. You are never jealous of something you dont care about.

Okay enough about jealousy. Now let me tell you something. I have seen a

thousand sunsets and sunrises, in a thousand sunsets and sunrises on land where

it floods forest mountains with honey-coloured light, at sea where it rises and

sets like a blood orange in a multi-coloured nest of cloud, slipping in and out

of the vast ocean. I have seen thousand moons. Harvest moon is like gold coins,

winter moons as white as ice chips, new moons like baby swans feathers. I have

seen seas as smooth as if painted, coloured like shot silk or blues as a

kingfisher or transparent as glass or black and crumpled with foam, moving

ponderously and murderously. I have felt winds straight from the south pole,

bleak and wailing like a lost child; Winds as tender and warm as a lovers

breath; Winds that carried the astringent smell of salt and the death of

seaweeds; Winds during the moist rich smell of a forest floor, the smell of a

million flowers. Fierce winds that churned and moved the sea like yeast, or

winds that made the waters lap at the shore like a kitten. Ive known silence:

the cold, earthy silence at the bottom of a newly dug well; The implacable stony

silence of a deep cave; The hot, drugged midday silence when everything is

everything is hypnotized and still moved into silence by the eye of the sun. The

silence when great music ends. Ive heard that summer cicadas cry so that the

sound seems stitched into your bones. Ive heard a tree frogs in an

orchestration as complicated as Bach singing in a forest lit by a million

emerald fireflies. Ive heard the Keas calling over the grey glaciers that

groaned to themselves like old people as they inched. Their way to the sea. Ive

heard the hoarse street vendor cries of the mating Fur seals as they sang to

their sleek golden wives, the crisp staccato admonishment of the rattlesnake,

make the cobweb squeak of the Bat and the belling roar of the red deer knee-deep

in purple heather. Ive heard wolves baying at a winters moon, read howlers

making the forest vibrate with their roaring cries. Ive heard the squeak, purr

and grunt of a hundred multi-coloured reef fishes. I’ve seen hamming birds

flashing like opals round a tree of scarlets blooms, humming like a top. I have

seen flying fish skittering like quicksilver across the blue waves, drawing

silver lines on the surface with their tails. Ive seen Spoonbills flying home

to roost like a scarlet banner crossed the sky. Ive seen Whales, black as tar,

cushioned on a cornflower blue sea,creating a Versailles of fountain with their

breath. I have watched butterflies emerge and sit, trembling, while the sun

irons their wings smooth. I watch tigers, like flames, mating in the long grass.

I have been dive -bombed by an angry Raven, black and glossy as the Devils

hoof. Ive lain in water warm as milk, soft as silk, while around me played a

host of Dolphins. I have met a thousand animals and see a thousand wonderful

things.

All this I did without you. This was my loss. All this I want to do with

you. This will be my gain. All this I would gladly have forgone for the sake of

one minute of your company, for your love, your voice, your eyes, hair, lips,

body, and above all for your sweet, ever surprising mind which is an enchanting

quarry, in which it is my privilege to delve.

Gerald Durrell