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Pablo Neruda. Sonnet 17 from Neruda’s 100 Love Sonnets

Forget politics for a moment. Let’s lighten it up for a brief moment… The low slant of  early evening sunbeams twinkle through the imagined galaxies of dust motes dancing in the air of my bedroom. Why, I do not know, … Continue reading

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Can you light this for me please?

Let’s imagine for a moment that you are cleaning out the house in preparation for Christmas relatives arriving. As you move things around in the spare bedroom, you discover a knapsack you’ve never seen before. As you unzip the top … Continue reading

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Lucky Number 8

08/08/08 Eight is a lucky number in Chinese culture, and as such,thousands of couples around the world will be wed today, on what is considered one of luckiest dates ever. Coinciding with the opening day of the Beijing Olympics, athletes and … Continue reading

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