Scott Hamm

Intense Fire

2008-06-05T13:17:00.001-07:00

Deep ecstasy, emotionally swirling,
Fire everywhere, ferociously whirling,
Lovers’ dynamite, genuinely ballistic,
Abysmally imploring, colossal mystic,
Star’s supernova, romance aglow,
Absorbing love, volatile grow,
Ocean billows, clenched moan,
Gasping deeply, exploring unknown,
Bestowing pleasures, hearts pound,
Sensation came, passions abound,
Lovers embrace, emotionally free,
Life’s music, throb glee,
Emotionally dying, they plead,
Their love, profusely bleed,
Hearts flowing, crimson creek,
Floods tide, dreamers’ physique!

From Out of the Ashes Comes a Phoenix

2008-01-31T12:38:00.000-08:00

Out of your mediocre persona comes the Phoenix flame,
Through broken shell everything in past becomes a shame!
Wanting hallucinative consciences forever gone and past,
Everything seems so crystal clear without contrast,
Your fierce desire scenting like a fragrant potpourri,
Normalcy's superiority is your ambition, your plea!
Free from all those steel numbing and cold slavery,
Into abysmal intimacy of phoenix savory!
Raise my sweet Phoenix fire, raise!
Streaming into the sky with your flames ablaze!

My first poem that use pentameter: "Delaware Deaf Professional Happy Hour"

2008-01-03T15:11:00.000-08:00

Delaware Deaf Professional Happy Hour

Laboring 'til at last, its end of week,
Gathering amongst the deaf norms we seek,
Deaf Delawareans! Let us forge on!
Let us explode and expanding upon!
Let us combine! Let's do it! Let's excel!
Root on each other! Let's root with a spell!
Amongst professionals we empower,
Redefines the meaning of happy hour!

Sharing the good times together with joy,
All Year and four seasons shall we enjoy,
We are an achiever! Let us shine on!
Let us leave with our inner purpose won!
In Delaware our spirit is lifted,
And then fun night where we all feel gifted!
Let Deaf Delawareans empower!
At the Deaf Professional Happy Hour!

My First ASL Lyrics: "Must Have ASL"

2007-12-25T17:22:00.000-08:00

This is my attempt to compose an ASL lyrics for deaf music. I'm not proficient with "ASL Music", if you want to compose a video out of my lyrics, go for it! This lyrics is contributed to the Deaf community out of my love. Happy Holidays to all!

Instrumental music similar to Neal McCoy "Another Night" with no intro and ending perhaps converted to DJ style will need something different for intro/ending.

Sentence ends with these characters: , ? and !

2 words per sentence = 2 beats per word

3 words per sentence = 1 beat per word for first 2 words then 2 beats for last word

4 words per sentence = 1 beat each word

Must be followed STRICTLY as instructed regardless of how they should be or sounded like in English or poetic sense, we call that "ASL Poetic License"

"Must Have ASL!"

Since Deaf isolate? No way no more!

World oppress Deaf way? no must resist!

Struggle pah won, Deaf equal power!

ASL that access, Deaf our communication!

What ASL for for? That deaf way!

Language that for Deaf, Deaf that understand!

Where our imagination explode, that true express!

Deaf fight struggle, pah ASL here!

* * wait 8 beats * *

Where ASL where, yes that Deaf power!

Forever that Deaf power, their equal demand!

Deaf true their dream, that live free!

ASL forever! ASL oh yeah forever!

Survive ASL! survive ASL!

Must have ASL! must have ASL!

* * wait 8 beats * *

Hearing can't block us, ASL always our way!

Their ways always fail, We must excel!

Oral not understand overwhealm, SEE fingerspell eyes closed!

Another way not work, enough different ways,

ASL our true express, imagination pah free!

Deaf imagination pah free, together we explode!

sign that union together, deaf can understand!

No more opression enough! slave pah free!

* * wait 8 beats * *

Where ASL where, yes that Deaf power!

Forever that Deaf power, their equal demand!

Deaf true their dream, that live free!

ASL forever! ASL oh yeah forever!

Survive ASL! survive ASL!

Must have ASL! must have ASL!

* * wait 8 beats * *

Deaf pah take over! Deaf their recognize!

Hearing never understand, what ASL true mean!

Art that deaf understand! Deaf can relate!

Hand that express everything, Deaf that understand!

No ASL world collapse! No ASL deaf gone!

Must have ASL! Must have ASL!

Where Deaf communicate where? That ASL way!

We must work together, ASL scatter everywhere!

* * wait 8 beats * *

Where ASL where, yes that Deaf power!

Forever that Deaf power, their equal demand!

Deaf true their dream, that live free!

ASL forever! ASL oh yeah forever!

Survive ASL! survive ASL!

Must have ASL! must have ASL!

** end of lyrics **

Michie the Michelin

2007-12-19T10:53:00.001-08:00

On that teal vehicle spun a shiny chrome tire,
Going in all seasons wherever she so desire,
Regardless of car or truck, her family to carry,
Committed is she to vehicle, should they marry,
Impervious to heat or cold, doth she endure,
Persistently on the road to endless tour,
Obstacles all around her is but a dispute,
Even through long and endless days so brute,
Only she can compensate for folly driver,
Her safety mind makes her family a true survivor,
Bed'n'Breakfast with her husband for a weekend pleasure,
Touring across the country with family is also her treasure,
Always on the move, willing to patiently go the extra mile,
Dodging the roughs of nature, for she is so versatile,
She never caused us to feel chagrined,
For she is Michie the Michelin!

The Stampeding Mustangs

2007-12-19T06:57:00.000-08:00

Galloping Mustangs, galloping to the water rapids,
Splashing waters, splattering into the air,
All those rage go, as wild as it can be,
Along down the stony rivers, stampeding with a neigh,

Whinnying as hooves come and go, metal crashing like a cymbal,
A sounding stampede, Mustangs' true purpose,
Singing nature's true song, as wild as it can be,
Running strong and true, stampeding with a neigh,

The rumble of Mustangs, echoing everywhere with enthusiasm,
The wild answers with respect, a true team divine,
Leading the young Mustangs, as wild as it can be,
With their youth strength, stampeding with a neigh,

Roaming everywhere together, the flock of Mustangs go,
Across the wilderness, discovering as they gallop,
Music in their heart, as wild as it can be,
Lead on comrades! Stampeding with a neigh!

In Response to: Facebook is not allowed in some Deaf Schools

2007-12-07T17:03:00.001-08:00

Origin of One's Identity

2007-11-23T14:47:00.001-08:00

Out of my origin, as poet am I,
Excel to the fullest til should I die,
Life's complicated as music to deaf ears,
Through heartaches and many toiling tears,
Very rare that one can understand me,
And to set my true identity and purpose free;

To write a poem, to make people understand,
Is not alway the way it was planned,
For world is so full of diversity,
One's expression, to them, can became a perversity,
Looking at me like an alien am I,
My poem that I wrote to them, no longer apply;

"Where is the light?" or should I look for it?
Often found myself questioning my own wit,
Am I different? Am I too abysmal?
No answers in life found myself forever in dismal,
But I've got to remind myself to forge on,
Until my origin's true purpose is won.

ASL and Portmanteau in comparison II

2007-11-20T21:37:00.000-08:00

ASL and Portmanteau in comparison

2007-11-19T22:25:00.000-08:00

Your hypocrisy is our discord

2007-11-19T14:12:00.000-08:00

Whats up with your dark hypocrisy?
In your own world of autocracy?
O! How ungrateful are you amongst us mortals,
That infested immorality into our culture portals,
Your friendliness amongst us as meek as sheep,
Took advantage of our endless offer like a wine so cheap,
Your appearance of importance, is like a true prig,
As clean as a fresh and stout pig,
That clobbers up a high mind and swelled head,
Your self-awareness would be something you will dread!
Aren't we created equals, something that we can share?
Show us that you do care,
Please give us the respect,
Something that we can connect,
And to live together as a positive culture,
Instead of being our snobby vulture!

Response to Carl's ASL Poem: The Day the Sun Dies

2007-11-15T18:52:00.000-08:00

My meditation of Carl's ASL Poem: "The Day the Sun Dies", a heart-felt explanation of how that poem affect me.

To All ASL Nayers, Do ASL Fade Away? A Poem.

2007-11-13T12:29:00.000-08:00

ASL, The Deaf's Poetic License

Is ASL fading away?
In your dream do you hope and you pray,
Ne'er will it fade away, O! Not ever!
No matter how hard you try to sever,
It's like trying to undo "poetic license", a Deaf poet's core,
Breaking grammar that turns into decor,
For ASL is our "poetic license" that's an art,
A language into our culture, our souls, doth it impart!
Will art of literacy fade away, or do it ever?
No, no, always in Deaf's artistc world will it endeavor,
Amongst Deaf cultures, their artistic language, their pride!
In eternity amongst us will ASL abide,
For ASL stands forever in your utter dismay,
O! ASL! Our ASL! Our Deaf "poetic license", will never fade away!

-Scott Hamm