Alphabe Thursday … S is for Sou is a gentle patriot
September 24, 2015
Sou patriotic e gentil
Temos tudo em nossa
Desde os ricos pantanais
Ao pico da alta serra
país que não tem deserto
Ciclone, vulcão nem guerra
The poet is a gentle patriot; he celebrates the rich wetlands at the peak of the High Sierra.
He has everything he needs and is without cyclone, vulcano or war. He is pleased with his lot.
It is sad that the deforestation and other environmental abuses are not such a pretty poem. The over population on the sides of mountains around Rio and the torrential have been the cause of landslides recently.
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Coat Hanger Doll's House 
lovely and thought provoking.
Thank you have a good weekend xx
This evening, I saw a TV show that had scenes in Rio. I had no idea how much the houses are built upon each other. it looked all so precarious. You’re right. That poem is not so pretty. But, we do need to hear it, more and stronger to get us to do something about it.
The View from the Top of the Ladder
Yes 10 of thousands of people key workers! people who work in the city like my daughter, nurses, teachers, civil servants … they are homes for the breath of the city not slums or shanty towns … thanks for kind comments xxx