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(Horatian Ode in Iambic Pentameter with ababcdecde Rhyme Scheme)
The tranquillity of valley hills,
Allows the mind to wander like the clouds,
Above the tree tops with their...
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That tree
rose upward in a simple way
towards the cloudless sky,
and everything around it
seemed to be listening
the gentle rustling of the air
that swayed its thick leaves
of different greens.
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If the sun
upon kissing the sea
paints it the color of fire
and the burning of its desire
blends the red with the black
and the blue with the dreams,
why don´t you kiss me, my love?.
If the sea...
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The forest seemed black
in the distance,
like a thick wall that prevented
the passage,
and little by little,
upon coming closer,
its dark color began to turn
into green foliage,
protecting between...
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Behind the windows
the trees sway calmly,
like seaweeds
under a sleeping sea,
and the greenness
there of going to and fro
calms me down
and gives me hope.
Their large leaves
fan the air
and their...
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How bored
the afternoon is feeling
lost in the park,
slowly dropping
her handkerchief,
green lace dark
and refreshing.
Everything is so calm,
perhaps a little durment
with such a simple fragrance...
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A tribute to The Bard, Scotland's own Robert Burns --shepherd to we farflung diasporees. Lonnie Glass put this poem to music and recorded it.
Burnt Doun (in Lallans Scots)
Oh nae mair leaves...
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Hang onto your ticket stub. The sangin' don't start til about 1:50. In the meantime there's cold pizza in the lobby.
This is the conclusion of a 57-minute presentation I did...
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