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...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

 

 

 

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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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  • Member since February 4, 2007.
  • I'm a each moment poet for 9458 comments.
  • My mood is , and quote is "Nunca me esquecerei que no meio do caminho".
  • I am a man (United States)
  • When I'm not writing, I'm a prayer for HOPE and CHANGE .
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  • I have 9,458 comments, 55 contests

My Lists

Poems I'm focused on

  • 8 lines, 47 comments, January 15
  • etched a sign
    upon a stone
    17 lines, 27 comments, January 13
  • How satisfying this fond illusion
    sky and clouds,
    17 lines, 49 comments, January 11. In Nature, Thoughts
  • Rivers hold stories,
    traces of things done.
    33 lines, 16 comments, January 7
  • 13 lines, 52 comments, September 13, 2007
  • there was always a difference
    between sitting for an artist
    15 lines, 33 comments, September 11, 2007
  • Withering before the breath of a hurricane,
    pounded by gales and rising waters
    39 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; Th
    37 lines, 50 comments, May 21, 2007
  • Part One
    To whom much is given, much is expected.
    531 lines, 25 comments, March 10, 2007

My Poetry

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  • I rest my burden beneath a cloudless night
    listen to the songs of stars
    30 lines, 4 comments, January 7, 2009
  • The world became witness to vain ascensions
    to ages of empty idols, wasted sacrifice
    37 lines, 5 comments, January 5, 2009
  • The new year came early
    to the man filled with happiness
    24 lines, 5 comments, January 3, 2009
  • Sunrise above the clouds
    when gray rolled upon darker gray
    13 lines, 2 comments, January 2, 2009. In Nature, Spiritual

My Stories

  • 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 life
    666 lines, 5 comments, April 11, 2007. In 600-2000 words
  • 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 fo
    344 lines, 5 comments, April 10, 2007. In <600 words

Guest Book

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  • CitrineSunrise : Happy New Year on December 31
    Wishing you the best life can offer in the new year. Peace and hugs, Liz
  • MariGoes on December 31
    Happy New Year!
    Much love always
  • ten thousand cicadas : Merry Christmas! on December 25
    May His light find you and His warnth keep you on Christmas and in the days to come. Lots of red boxes to ya, Howard! ...ten



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  • Pamela A Lamppa : Have a Wonderful Holdiay my poetic friend on December 21
    Merry Christmas Elf

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