Guyana: LATEST NEWS – 07 August 2016 – Kaieteur News… (see other News sources at the end of this entry)
- Someone must be held accountable for Kato ‘disaster’
- I am seeking to unite Guyana; Jagdeo wants to divide it – President Granger
- Brassington spent all proceeds from GT&T on Berbice River Bridge, Marriott
- Injured Cub scout on road to recovery
- Parking Meter deal designed to exploit nation
- MMA/ADA likely to increase land rental fees…Fees are outdated and should be adjusted –Minister Holder
- Courts give more warranty on a TV than contractors give Govt on $$B contracts
- GWI invests $500M on water upgrade
- More work needed to deal with the mentally ill, homeless
- Minister Garrido- Lowe tours GPHC
- Councilor deems Linden Town Council lawless Council
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“Sonnet of the Friend” by Brazilian Poet Vinicius de Moraes
Garota de Ipanema Restaurant – Ipanema Beach – Rio de Janeiro – Brazil
Photo Credit: The Real Rio de Janeiro Blog
My Poetry Corner August 2016, featuring the poem “Soneto do Amigo” (Sonnet of the Friend) by Brazilian poet Vinicius de Moraes (1913-1980), is dedicated to a dear friend who is facing a challenging period.
Born in the city of Rio de Janeiro, then the capital of Brazil until 1960, Vinicius de Moraes is the poet of love and passion. At twenty years, he published his first book of poetry. Two years later, his second collection won Brazil’s National Poetry Award. A diplomat during the period 1946 to 1969, he served in Los Angeles, Paris, and Montevideo. He married nine times and had five children.
Love is a memory
that time doesn’t kill,
the beloved song
happy and absurd…
[“A você, com amor” (To you, with…
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