Bernedita Rosinha Pinto Poems

Let there be no more of hatred
let there be no more of vengeance
let there be no foam of hostility
let there be no froth of anger;
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Feel proud of yourself as you read my book
feel proud of me for writing those poems in a book for you;
feel proud that you are my friend in words
feel proud your eyes can read what I wrote;
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I wish the earth could be as defiant as the moon
I wish it could not allow the moon to block the sunlight
I wish the darkness could not stand between for even an hour or less;
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Under that Eiffel tower they stood
re-affirming their love for each other,
after marriage vows and wedding bells
by the Arc de Troimphe they drove,
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The best always win
the better always convince
the good never give up;
he was born to be a President
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Those cities, those roads
our ancestors have lived and walked,
our forefathers have saved those huge trees
which stand so tall,
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No one wanted to let go of her,
she herself did not move from the hearts of people
but the greatness of time and life succumbs
in just one minute to a foe called death.
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Temptation never keeps away
the taste of those who crave for it;
as she grew, many luxuries she had
and only a caution not to spin,
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My son will be all that I wanted to be,
he will be a promoter of truth
an enhancer of peace;
he will be an eliminator of injustice
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I have not asked the sunrise to show its brightness
and wake me up every morning when longer I would like to sleep;
I have not asked the clouds to hold droplets of water
and wet me with showers of rain in the monsoon winds.
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