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Paz y tranquilidad. This journal is mostly 'friends only' for now. But little by little I am adding public entries or uncovering previous entries. Peace and tranquility to you all.
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Latino lit
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bookmarking websites
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Autism Speaks heavily criticized
Most autistic blogs I read are heavily critical of Autism Speaks
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question i need to ponder
Chapter 5 by Espinal: There should be more information and historical
> contextualization of the poet Rumi who is compared to Santos
> consistently. Why is this comparison key to this article and to her
> arguments?
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restaurants
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.. a thought as I got out of the shower...
For my beautiful friends who may be feeling prematurely old:
remember we will never again be as young as we are now.
Life and time are precious.
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tongue touching
Poem in Spanish by Yrene Santos. Translation into English Isabel Espinal.
Mami ¿quién inventó las palabras?
Pilar G.
Cuando tocas mi lengua
Los puentes se alzan
serviles imponentes
los caminos son ríos regados en la tierra
Cuando tocas mi lengua
La palabra se pierde en la profundidad de mi boca
llega el aire
corto silencioso
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There are no wonders anymore
Ballade of the listless court ladies
Rolfe Humphries
Published in the New Yorker in 1953
There are no wonders anymore.
Marvels are gone from earth and air.
The waves break gray along the shore.
Under a cloud of gray despair
No banners fly, no bugles blare.
No silver string, no golden horn
Makes lovely music anywhere.
We’ve never seen a unicorn.
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