No hay nada más que agregarle a esto…
Buenos días – Buongiorno – Guten Tag
Dear Diary, p. 60 «The Ship of Fools»
When the ship sails without a captain, or when the captain is a weak minded fool that lets himself be manipulated, the crew tends to have things their way. When the captain allows himself to be flattered, mainly because he is vain and narcissistic, the sailors are the ones truly in charge. So the ship is bound for nowhere. It passes ports and ports but never gets close to land. The sea is where the crew believes they can rule and fear keeps them away from people because if the captain should be confronted by those who will tell him the truth, the sailors will lose their hold on him. So the ship just keeps on sailing. powered seemingly by the winds.
But even mischievous sailors and First Mates have to eat, have to drink and food does not last forever, neither does water or anything else to drink. So they begin to scheme and plan to see if there is a way they can sneak into port and repost and sail off again to nowhere…
This is not an easy task but with much intention they think they can pull it off. Let’s see…
If this sounds at all like what is happening to certain countries in the world, (just replace the positions with political ones), it’s probably because it is…
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#poem, Sigo siendo un tío
SIGO SIENDO UN TÍO
A las nueve menos cuarto te iré a buscar,
te recojo en el mercedes,
iremos al mar,
a cenar lo que te gusta y a conversar.
Trataré de seducirte y robarte un beso,
y tocar tu suave piel, acercar tu cuerpo,
pues yo se que tu lo quieres igual que yo,
y no me vayas a culpar,
o pelear o regañar por cobijarte del frío ,
al final, bien lo sabrás,
que yo sigo siendo un tío.
Al hombre y a la mujer,
sabemos lo que nos gusta,
y lo que somos, seremos y hacemos lo que queremos,
la verdad no nos disgusta.
El hombre tiene que ser el galán que amas y admiras,
el que te abre la puerta,
el que te pide los tragos,
el que va a pagar la cuenta,
el que te cuida el costado,
el que defiende tu honor
si algún intrépido inmundo
se atreve a decirte algo,
poco está para este mundo.
Tus ojos nunca vacilan,
en mi se fijan con ansias
de que te tome en mis brazos y te bese
para calmarte las ansias…
Y la mujer debe ser,
siempre dócil,
siempre hermosa,
no importa lo que ahora digan
las que pretenden cambiar
la naturaleza humana,
para imponer otra cosa.
Lo que Dios hizo es perfecto,
no admite reparación,
yo sigo siendo ese tío
que roba tu corazón.
Francisco Bravo Cabrera, 01 SEP 2023, Valencia, España
#poem, Háblame de los buenos tiempos…
HÁBLAME DE LOS BUENOS TIEMPOS
Háblame de los buenos tiempos papá,
de cuando el águila negra, volaba orgullosa y libre,
de cuando rezábamos y la virgen nos concedía lo pedido,
de cuando la familia era lo más preciado y querido.
Háblame de los buenos tiempos,
cuando el hombre aún era hombre y la mujer seductora.
Háblame del orgullo por nuestra patria preciosa.
Háblame de nuestra historia,
del uniforme planchado,
del militar que luchaba por el más débil y honrado.
Lucharon por un futuro de prosperidad y paz,
por la unidad de este reino, que no se rompa jamás,
por mantener lo que tanto esfuerzo ha costado,
por lo que nuestros abuelos
con amor nos enseñaron…
Háblame de los buenos tiempos mamá,
del domingo, el paso doble, cuando El Cordobés toreaba,
de recordar las hazañas de los héroes de la guerra,
de cuando todos amaban este cielo y esta tierra.
Háblame de los buenos tiempos,
cuando la nuestra bandera
era roja y amarilla,
no morada y sin estrella,
del respeto a los mayores,
de los niños obedientes,
del castigo a malhechores,
del orujo frio y tan verde,
y de cuando un beso,
era un gesto de amistad
y no delito perverso…
Háblenme mamá y papá
que extraño tanto esos tiempos…
Francisco Bravo Cabrera, 29 de agosto de 2023, Valencia, España
Music for a Thursday!
They were from Los Angeles, California and in many ways they were a defining force for the counter-culture of the 1960’s. That might seem a trifle naïve in this day and age, after we have seen the result and many other changes as well. But what was happening in the 60’s was unique, spiritual, material, real, and original. It served as the catalyst that launched us towards this strange world we live in. However, the great music, rock/folk/country/Latin, was the best ever, surpassed only by the 70’s but then a steady downward spiral took over music in most of the world, lamentably…
The Mamas & The Papas had many hit songs. One of my faves is «I Saw Her Again», but here are many for you to enjoy all day if you choose…
Cass Elliot, known as Mama Cass, died first in 1974… Papa John Phillips died in 2001… Denny Doherty died in 2007… Michelle Phillips, born in 1944 is still with us…
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Bon dia – Buongiorno – Günaydın
Ni la libertad ni la independencia se mendiga, se gana luchando. José Martí, apóstol de la libertad de Cuba. Libertad que tristemente perdió cuando un Judas llamado Fidel traicionó al pueblo y lo esclavizó con el comunismo.
#music, «Music for this Thursday!»
He wrote this little beauty in 2005 and hails from British Columbia, Canada… that’s just about it, but the song is great. «You Had a Bad Day» was top of the Billboard Hot 100 for five whole weeks!
I reckon we’ve all had a bad day every once in a while…
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#music, James Taylor for the Middle of the Week!
One of the first songs I ever learned to play (a non-Beatle song that is) was «Fire and Rain». And that was in 1970 when I was starting High School in Miami, Florida! Wow! So many years ago! I was really impressed with this North American singer-songwriter, singing calmly with his acoustic guitar while everybody else was jamming like maniacs. So I bought the album and «Sweet Baby James» quickly became one of my favourites…
Hope you like it…
I chose this version because I liked the story he told about writing this tune. I had no idea why it was called Sweet Baby James and now, after fifty two years, I know. Maybe it is the same for you…
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Un poema: (Euro-Ku) “La puerta mía”
Sin abrirse en el olvido queda cerrada la puerta,
nadie sale, nadie entra sólo el aire,
y el recuerdo de las risas, y los ecos de los pasos bailan con las hojas muertas.
C.2022, Francis Bravo Cabrera, 22 MAR 2022, València, España.
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El Euro-Ku es una forma poética que he desarrollado en homenaje al Haiku tradicional, pero con un pensamiento típicamente europeo. Debe ser escrito con palabras simples, expresar un pensamiento coherente y claro y estar acompañado de una foto original que aclare el mensaje de los versos, que son tres, sin limitaciones de sílabas.
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#poem, «The Door» (An Euro-Ku)
As smoke that always finds the cracks and crevices to pass through wood that’s seen centuries race,
I pass each day through my front door like a ghost with a happy heart and a smiling face,
knowing that the door that lets me out keeps out the rains…
C.2022, Francisco Bravo Cabrera, 20 March 2022, Valencia, Spain
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