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Tropic of Capricorn
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Tropic of Capricorn |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania 
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Tropic of Capricorn Tropical waters keep calling me back To those gentle people with faces of black To beaches of white under tall swaying palm To star laden heavens and breezes of balm Throw me a kiss from the hillside of old Mosaic of houses and steeples of gold Echoes of rhythm and spirited dance Drumbeats of saints on the streets of romance Send me a verse from the poet I love Still writing poems from the heaven above Still piercing hearts with the words that he penned The master of language, “The Poet”, the friend Send me embraces from sweet tender hearts On cobblestone streets edged with burrow drawn carts Wish me a dream that again I will be In Tropic of Capricorn’s jewel by the sea Let me recite you a verse from the sage Who captured a nation with ink on a page And thus you will listen to songs loved so much Of poor earthy ways with a delicate touch Sing me a samba, most suave to the ear The lyrics were written through wavering tear The subject, a man caught in poverty’s cave Who fishes the night on the crest of a wave Throw me a kiss from the place I adore From Tropic of Capricorn’s beautiful shore (Tribute to Vinicius de Moraes) Elizabeth Santos |
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Lady In White
since 2001-02-12
Posts 2799USA |
Lady Santos, this is a most beautiful rendition of love for all time...and you leave me speechless. I shall have to place this in my library's Santos wing.... |
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
This is beautifully done, Liz... Your tribute is grand.. Makes me want to head for the Tropics myself.  |
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Honeybee Member Ascendant
since 1999-12-26
Posts 5372Ontario, CANADA |
Wow - Liz, so phenomenally beautiful!~ Melissa~ |
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Sven
since 1999-11-23
Posts 14937East Lansing, MI USA |
excellent. . . simply amazing. . . more information about the poet that you speak of??? you do him high honors here. . . ----------------------------------------------------------- To the world, you may only be one person. But to one person, you may be the world. |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
Thank you all for the kind comments' Vinicius de Moraes is one of my favorite poets. Brazilian by birth, he wrote poetry and song lyrics (Girl from Ipanema) The portuguese lyrics are so much softer and more beautiful than the translation, He was also a singer. He was a friend to all, people in high society to the common man. He was one of Brazil's most beloved poets. He twisted words in such a way as to conform to the beat of an African-Brazilian instrument, writing of social issues and injecting humor. He wrote many sambas that were poular in the 60's. The just called him "The Poet" Liz |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Elizabeth~ A lovely and fitting tribute to the talents of this beloved man. This piece flows~ ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ |
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cpalmer Senior Member
since 2001-06-26
Posts 977Phoenix, Az |
I could read this one over and over...I love it! It flows well and you have painted such a pretty picture for me...thank you! Cindi |
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