Poesia Torta: #441

Cinema

21 gramas (21 grams - USA, 2003)
A vida dos outros (The lives of others - Germany, 2006)
A vida em preto e branco (Pleasantville - USA, 1998)
As Múmias do Faraó ( Les aventures extraordinaires d'Adèle Blanc-Sec: France, 2010)
Bastardos Inglórios (Inglourious basterds - USA, 2009)
Bent (England, 1997)
Biutiful (USA, 2010)
Brilho eterno de uma mente sem lembranças (Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind - USA, 2004)
Deixe ela entrar (Låt den rätte komma in - Suécia, 2008)
Diários de Motocicleta (The motorcycle diaries - Argentina and others, 2004)
Ensaio sobre a cegueira (Blindness - Brazil/Canada/Japan, 2008)
Ensina-me a viver (Harold and Maude - USA, 1972)
Fargo (USA, 1996)
Le hérisson (France, 2009)
Moulin Rouge (USA/Australia, 2001)
Na Natureza Selvagem (Into the Wild - USA, 2007)
Na roda da fortuna (Hudsucker Proxy - England/Germany/USA, 1994)
O corajoso ratinho Despereaux (The tale of Despereaux - USA/England, 2008)
O escafandro e a borboleta (Le scaphandre et le papillon - France, 2007)
O fabuloso destino de Amélie Poulain (The fabulous destiny of Amélie Poulain - France, 2001)
O jardineiro fiel (The constant gardener - USA, 2005)
Quero ser John Malcovich (Being John Malcovich - USA, 1999)
Sonhando acordado (The Science of Sleep - France, 2006)
Sylvia, paixão além de palavras (Sylvia - USA, 2003)
Trilogia das cores (Three colors - France/Poland, 1993/1994)
Um homem sério (A serious man - USA, 2009)
Volver (Spain, 2006)
Waiting for forever (USA, 2010)

the city hosts them all
in the depths
busy – between the tall dark handsome – institutions
they climb to find the desk with their name
becoming so successful
at hiding
their shadows.
.
like an addict
they hide it
from each other
mostly from themselves
never truly successful
at disobeying its demands
all obsessive compulsives
now in socially acceptable ways
.
some brave souls
walk their shadows in the park
where the bright sun mocks
but feels warm somewhat
sensing moments of comfort
when they visit her
.
for this is where she dances
unafraid of hers
she paints her shadow
in bright colours
and speaks to it
like a friend
unafraid
they used to think her crazy
now she offers to paint
their shadows also
one day they will.

(by Andrew Phillips, from Pied Hill Prawns)

Friday, February 11, 2011

#441

(image by crazy-phake)

Preciso que a vida

seja mesmo agitada

para não ter tempo de

pensar nos espaços vazios.

Ou questionar as sombras nas paredes.

Ou terminar minhas frases.

I need life to be hectic
so I have no free time
to think about empty spaces.

Or question shadows on the walls.

Or finish sentences.

(posted to Big Tent Poetry and Poets United)

27 deixaram suas linhas │left their lines│:

Tania regina ContreirasFeb 11, 2011 03:51 AM
Ah, Kenia, eu ponho reticências...e não termino nunca!
Beijos,
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nanFeb 11, 2011 04:04 AM
Wonderful! Nice work.
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MarcantonioFeb 11, 2011 05:02 AM
Filosofar é fruto da inércia? Rs. Essa suspensão, essa epoquê não põe o mundo de parte, é um anti-cogito: movo-me, logo, existo!

Formidável.

Um beijo, Kenia.

Ah se você não terminasse as suas frases! Quanto perderíamos...
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R.B.CôvoFeb 11, 2011 05:41 AM
Também gostava de não pensar nos espaços vazios. Um abraço.
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DeborahFeb 11, 2011 06:07 AM
So true of so many people, very well written.
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flaubertFeb 11, 2011 08:31 AM
Kenia, a beautiful piece. Being busy does at
times keep us distracted.

Pamela
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AndreasFeb 11, 2011 09:37 AM
Even though I've designed my life to be the opposite of what you write, still I understand the impulse. These are a few lines to make you think.

Take care, friend.
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Eileen T O'Neill .....Feb 11, 2011 09:54 AM
A very nice poem which I suppose also confirms our discomfort with some shadows.
Not allowing them to be seen......

Best wishes, Eileen
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Danny Earl SimmonsFeb 11, 2011 10:20 AM
I really enjoyed this poem.
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SusannahFeb 11, 2011 10:40 AM
I like this very much Kenia. So well noticed, so true.
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Laurie KolpFeb 11, 2011 10:43 AM
Short, sweet and true. I seem happier when I am busy!
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Poeta da ColinaFeb 11, 2011 03:30 PM
Pensava assim, mas hoje, depois de uma semana que ditou meu respirar e me consumiu vontades, acredito que preciso do meu vazio.
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Í.ta**Feb 11, 2011 04:16 PM
precisamos. precisamos, sim.

lindo poema!

beijos
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lightverseFeb 11, 2011 05:13 PM
You really said so much - in such an inspired way!
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gautami tripathyFeb 11, 2011 07:21 PM
Succinctly put!

lined up...
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EllaFeb 11, 2011 08:02 PM
Powerful and true, I liked your take on this prompt~
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vivinfranceFeb 12, 2011 12:00 AM
I agree. Fill every moment with creativity.
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Missy RiccoFeb 12, 2011 03:59 AM
There is a squiggle in the corner
It is not a letter
It is not a word
It is barely a question mark.

Yet it makes so much noise it renders eardrums
Succumbed and pulls at the thread
Of all you believed was real.

xo
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Gaby SonciniFeb 12, 2011 06:27 AM
Lindo *.*

Precisamos mesmo às vezes não pensar em nada, e deixar seguir.

Grande Beijo!
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barbaraFeb 12, 2011 07:39 AM
That last line left me smiling, but thoughtful
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McManisFeb 12, 2011 08:28 AM
ahahah finish senten....
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Tumblewords:Feb 12, 2011 10:10 AM
Excellent - I recognize those feelings!
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Jeanne AguilarFeb 12, 2011 07:44 PM
This is so true, especially when there is something deeper we don't yet want to deal with! I enjoyed this poem.
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rua do mundoFeb 13, 2011 02:25 AM
um achado poético! adorei!
um abraço

fátima queiroz
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Erick B.Feb 15, 2011 04:09 PM
Ou melancolia é uma palavra estranha,
ou usamos dicionários diferentes.

Beijos.
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piedhillprawnsFeb 16, 2011 02:12 AM
Great Kenia! You pack so much into 26 words. The whole of the modern world in fact. Great writing.
Peace to you and everyone who hears/reads your poem.
Andrew
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Greyscale TerritoryFeb 26, 2011 03:09 PM
As if in being hectic, the more unsavoury elements of life are squashed and silenced for awhile! An enchanting but dark melancholy underlines these words! Beautifully crafted!
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