...And love, the author of space and time
Keeps the galaxies and each sparrow alive
And the love that heals the wound
After the war is through...
"After All", Al Jarreau
Eu possa me dizer do amor (que tive):
Que não seja imortal , posto que é chama
Mas que seja infinito enquanto dure.
Soneto de Fidelidade
by Vinicius de Moraes
Holy Cow!... Phil Rizzuto
Memorable Quote :
by M. M., "God is not the Author of confusion..."
There are two kinds of light--the glow that illuminates, and the glare that obscures.
- James Thurber
It may be that the old astrologers had the truth exactly reversed, when they believed that the stars controlled the destinies of men. The time may come when men control the destinies of stars.
- Arthur C. Clarke
Not everything that can be counted counts
and not everything that counts-
can be counted.
- Albert Einstein
Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps, for he is the only animal that is struck with the difference between what things are and what they ought to be.
- William Hazlitt
Half the lies they tell about me aren't true.
-Yogi Berra
Some men see things as they are and say why - I dream things that never were and say why not.
-George Bernard Shaw
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there was always a difference
between sitting for an artist15 lines, 33 comments, September 11, 2007 -
Withering before the breath of a hurricane,
pounded by gales and rising waters39 lines, 11 comments, September 6, 2007 -
And even from birth I was a proud wooded vessel / hardwood beams formed my crest and prow, Oak; / Chestnut, Black Walnut, and Sycamores; Th37 lines, 49 comments, May 21, 2007
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Part One
To whom much is given, much is expected.531 lines, 25 comments, March 10, 2007
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My Poetry
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It is a cold that comes from inside.35 lines, 6 comments, October 7 -
The tiny beating heart within her womb
the rest of sands on an eternal shore.26 lines, 4 comments, October 7. In fprm poetry; villanelle -
A look from the window of a bus
and chance from heaven would fall30 lines, 10 comments, October 5 -
So what, when the moon don't rise
so what, when birds dont fly, so what26 lines, 5 comments, October 3. In Music inspired: Jazz beats
My Stories
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And there came a day when the Ants sent an emissary1 / to plead for peace in the world;2 / So too did the Honey Bee for the stress of life666 lines, 5 comments, April 11, 2007. In 600-2000 words
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He had read a book about personal redemption. / The story was about a man on death row, condemned; / and how the guards yelled “Dead Man Walking”. / An unforgettable story perhaps, but he had fo344 lines, 4 comments, April 10, 2007. In <600 words
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