ON THE WORLD PHOTO DAY

I celebrate it with a photo taken at Cascais, a cosmopolitan suburb of Lisbon and a very inviting holiday destination.

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WORLD POETRY DAY

In 1999, Unesco declared March 21 to be the day to celebrate poetry around the world. Perhaps some of you have already heard of Fernando Pessoa (1888-1935) one of the greatest poets in the Portuguese language. 

On this special day, I would like to introduce to whoever stops by, one of his poems...

“To be great, be whole;

Exclude nothing, exaggerate nothing that is not you.

Be whole in everything. Put all you are

Into the smallest thing you do.

So, in each lake, the moon shines with splendour

Because it blooms up above.”

Famous cafe ‘A Brasileira’, in Lisbon, is a real tourist attraction. Poet and writer Fernando Pessoa once was a regular customer.The bronze sculpture of Portugal’s famous  Pessoa (1888-1935), is very popular among tourists, namely.

Pessoa spent a lot of his time in cafes (like Cafe Martinho da Arcada), where he wrote and drank a lot . He died in 1935, aged 47.

Outside the café that was founded in 1782, there is seating with brilliant views of the plaza and the people there. 

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IT'S SAINT VALENTINE'S DAY..

I don't have a calendar

I don't need one at all

The day of Saint Valentine

Is good for a long call!

Why do we have a specific day

For the expression of our love?

Let's have it any day, at anytime

and

Be neither like a bad actor, 

Nor like a talented mime....

Belita

Anyway, please accept my best wishes

 for

 A Very Happy Valentine's Day....

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