"NÃO SEJAS"

Calmo, vagaroso, mas valente sou, sim!
Quando passo tudo olha, e comenta;
Não sei bem como ele pode, como aguenta!
Entristecidos, parados, olham para mim,
Outros pedem, se podem até montar.
Ele é manso,  morde, couceia?
É mansinho, coitado, pode tocar!
 Mas com cuidado, porque ele volta e meia
 E teimoso, e pode-se zangar!
E aqui fico, não é que eu fugir não possa!
Ou talvez não, por esta corda estou seguro,
E é pra esquecer, que de vez em quando zurro,
E mesmo que me tirem daqui, desta carroça
Não vou fugir, porque sou burro.   

Te encontro/Te perco

Em todas as ruas te encontro
em todas as ruas te perco
conheço tão bem o teu corpo
sonhei tanto a tua figura
que é de olhos fechados que eu ando
a limitar a tua altura
e bebo a água e sorvo o ar
que te atravessou a cintura
tanto    tão perto    tão real
que o meu corpo se transfigura
e toca o seu próprio elemento
num corpo que já não é seu
num rio que desapareceu
onde um braço teu me procura

Em todas as ruas te encontro
em todas as ruas te perco 

Meu Poema

JURANDO

Como quando do mar tempestuoso
O marinheiro todo trabalhado,
De um naufrágio cruel saindo a nado,
Só de ouvir falar nele está medroso;

Firme jura que o vê-lo bonançoso
Do seu lar o não tire sossegado;
Mas esquecido já do horror passado,
Dele a fiar se torna cobiçoso;

Assim, Senhora, eu que da tormenta
De vossa vista fujo, por salvar-me,
Jurando de não mais em outra ver-me;

Com a alma que de vós nunca se ausenta,
Me torno, por cobiça de ganhar-me,
Onde estive tão perto de perder-me.  

AMOR E ODIO

O ódio, a inveja e o desejo de vingança ligam muitas vezes mais dois indivíduos um ao outro do que o podem fazer o amor e a amizade. Pois está em causa a comunidade de interesses interiores ou exteriores e a alegria que se sente nessa comunidade - onde é muitas vezes determinada a essência das relações positivas entre os indivíduos: o amor e a amizade - é sempre relativa e não é em nenhum caso um estado de alma permanente; mas as relações negativas, essas são, a maior parte das vezes, absolutas e constantes. O ódio, a inveja e o desejo de vingança têm, poder-se-ia dizer, o sono mais ligeiro do que o amor. O menor sopro os desperta, enquanto que o amor e a amizade continuam tranquilamente a dormir, mesmo sob o trovão e os relâmpagos.

Poema de Hoje

OUR DEVINE LADY OF THE ROSARY (FATIMA)

The name of the town and parish evolved from the Arabic name Fatima(Fāṭimah, Arabic: فاطمة ), the name of a Moorish princess and, originally, the name of the daughter of Muhammad, prophet of Islam.

The parish was founded in 1568, when it was annexed by the Collegiate of Ourém (Portuguese: Colegiada de Ourém).

The history of Fátima is associated with three children: Lúcia and her cousins, Francisco and Jacinta Marto, who on 13 May 1917, while guarding their sheep in Cova da Iria, witnessed an apparition of a lady dressed in white. Cova da Iria is now the Chapel of Apparitions or Portuguese: Capela das Aparições.The lady, later referred to as Our Lady of the Rosary, indicated that she was sent by God with a message of prayer, repentance and consecrations. She visited the children each month on the 13th day from May 13 - October 13. The last apparition occurred on October 13, and was witnessed by 70,000 pilgrims, who saw the Miracle of the Sun. In addition, Our Lady of Fátima sent a message that consisted of three secrets: first, a vision of Hell where the souls of the sinful would travel without prayer; the second, prophesied the beginning of the Second World War; and ultimately, the mysterious third secret, which was written down by Lúcia dos Santos in 1944, and held by the Vatican, since 1957.

Lucia became a nun and as Sister Lúcia, she recounted three visits from an angel to her and her cousins. Between April and October in 1916 this angel invited them to pray and do penitence. The angel visited them twice in Loca do Cabeço and once by the well in Lúcia's garden. Jacinta died in 1919 and Francisco in 1920 from the Spanish fluEpidemic of 1918-1920, and were later beatified on 13 May 2000 by Pope John Paul II.  Lucia lived until 2005.

In order to mark the location of the apparitions, a wooden arch with a cross was constructed in Cova da Iria. The faithful began to travel in pilgrimage to the site. On 6 August 1918, with donations from the public, a small chapel was begun, built from rock and limestone and covered in tile. With a width of 3.3 metres (11 ft) by 2.8 metres (9.2 ft) length, and 2.85 metres (9.4 ft) height, it began to become a center of Marian worship, receiving names such as a fé. Fátima, cidade da Paz (the faith of Fatima, City of Peace), or Terra de Milagres e Aparições (Land of Miracles and Apparitions).

The construction of the sanctuary brought local development to the region, which eventually allowed the town of Fátima to be elevated to the status of city on 12 July 1997. Actually, there was a movement in the parish, primarily from the economic sector, who desired that Fátima become its own municipality. But, the project, which was led by engineer Júlio Silva, ex-president of the Junta de Freguesia, was vetoed on July 2003 by Portuguese President Jorge Sampaio, resulting in disappointment among its residents.

Besides the religious sites, there's other sites in the area that are breath taking. The “Grutas de Miradire” natural caves are just one of the many other local attractions that will make your trip to the area worth while.

Fatima is about one hour and 15 minutes (by car) north of Lisbon and a must visit location on your trip to Portugal.

SÃO MARTINHO DO PORTO

Where beauty meets tranquility and the sun shines an average of 252 days a year, lies the quaint little town of “São Martinho do Porto” on Portugal's silver coast.
This is a beautiful small town overlooking a famous shell shaped bay, with a very narrow entrance ("barra in Portuguese) flanked by two craggy hills. The "barra" is known for its occasional bursts of bad temper with breakers that can reach up to half the height of the flanking hills.
For those who think the sweltering Summers of southern Portugal are too hot for them, “São Martinho do Porto” is probably the perfect location to vacation.
The town is neatly divided in two sections. The lower section, built around the northern and eastern shores of the bay, adjacent to the beach, caters for the majority of tourists and occasional visitors, and is where most businesses, restaurants, bars and accommodations are located. The upper section located on the north-easterly hills overlooks the bay. There you'll find the majority of the permanent dwellers, the Church and the businesses that cater to the locals. The older and more traditional generation of Summer and weekend dwellers tend to have their houses in the upper section as well.

The lower and upper sections are connected by a sort of village ring road for cars and three very steep streets for pedestrians. These are locally known as "ladeiras", and are one of the main hallmarks of the town and a constant pretext for loud complaints particularly at the time of returning home after a long and tiring day at the beach.
 In the Summer, after 10 pm., it normally takes you a good half an hour to walk the town's main street full length, if you efficiently use your elbows and "excuse-mes"..
The lighthouse that signals the entrance to the bay





 
is located almost at the end of hill overlooking the bay. You can cross that hill directly from the bay through a tunnel that leads you to the “Santo Antonio” rocky beach .
To reach the lighthouse you either climb on foot a steep stairway or go a short distance by car along the road between two hills. .
It is difficult to think of a place with more abundant healthy leisure activities. All the normal beach activities are naturally available : swimming, sand games and plain skin roasting . The latter, however, has to be practiced with great care. Although the Sun hides behind mist and clouds more often than elsewhere along the Portuguese coast, the iodine in the air is blamed, rightly or wrongly, for one of the deeper and golden tans there are. The tan, if not slowly acquired, may come with nasty burns. However pleasant the beach activities, or lack of them, “São Martinho” is far more famous for its nautical sports : sailing either racing dinghies or the more sedate old fishing boats now refurbished into pleasure crafts, rowing, jet skiing and obviously fishing, be it in the calm waters of the bay or in much rougher outer seas.
“São Martinho” is located halfway between Caldas da Rainha and Nazaré. To get to “Caldas da Rainha” you can go via Bouro and Salir do Porto, located at the opposite end of the bay. Salir is close to beautiful sand dunes that provide great fun for children of all ages: racing down on foot or sand sledge. It has to be admitted, however, that going up is not half as fun... At the foot of the dunes a small river, called Salir or Tornada, finds its way to the bay.
Where the river meets the bay you can find the ruins of a safe harbor “Porto de Abrigo” used by sailors between the 15^th and 18^th centuries, to replenish their food and drinking water supplies.
Locals bathe in and drink the water from the spring in the safe harbor ruins, as it's known to cure liver illnesses as well as treat certain skin conditions.
The highway between Lisboa and Leiria puts São Martinho at less than one hour comfortable drive from Lisboa International Airport.