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COMMENTS:
my comments this time, picked up from fandango for valentine's day!
Worst Romantic Comedy Couple1. Nicole Kidman & Will Ferrell, Bewitched- 17%2. Arnold Schwarzenegger & Emma Thompson, Junior -16%3. Fran Drescher & Timothy Dalton, The Beautician and the Beast – 13%4. Kate Winslet & Jack Black, The Holiday – 11%5. Jennifer Lopez & Ralph Fiennes, Maid in Manhattan TIED WITH Jennifer Aniston & Adam Sandler, Just Go With It – 9%
& more of my comments, quoting john greenleaf whittier about the weather. whittier and his style of poetry have gone out of fashion, but in this long poem. even though he's not 'with it' any longer, he's sure with us in ohio.
The sun that brief December day
> Rose cheerless over hills of gray,
> And, darkly circled, gave at noon
> A sadder light than waning moon.
> Slow tracing down the thickening sky
> Its mute and ominous prophecy,
> A portent seeming less than threat,
> It sank from sight before it set.
> A chill no coat, however stout,
> Of homespun stuff could quite shut out
> Rose cheerless over hills of gray,
> And, darkly circled, gave at noon
> A sadder light than waning moon.
> Slow tracing down the thickening sky
> Its mute and ominous prophecy,
> A portent seeming less than threat,
> It sank from sight before it set.
> A chill no coat, however stout,
> Of homespun stuff could quite shut out
BOOKS:
leighton gage, the author of a vine in the blood, says, ' My protagonists work for the Brazilian Federal Police. One of them, Haraldo Gonçalves, is in his mid-thirties, but looks to be ten years younger.' then comes his boss, then chief inspector mario silva. the three of them are working on solving the kidnapping of juraci santos, the mother of tico 'the artist' santos, the greatest player in the history of brazilian football (soccer). the title is from ezekiel, 'thy mother is like a vine in thy blood.' and indeed she is for tico. everyone is afraid that he will be so upset, he will lose the world cup to hated rival argentina.
all of this is an unusual premise and leighton gage handles it v. well. we learn of a number of other criminal scams going on, but gage keeps the disappearance of juraci santos front and center. i love the way the ransom is dispersed, but for once, i won't be a spoiler.
vine in the blood is the fifth novel in this police procedural series. it is published by soho crime and is 289 pages.
CONTEST AND SUBMISSIONS:
in this case, they are both the same, both for poets. arts in stark and the poet's haven will present a poetry spectacular during canton's first friday, 2 march, 7:00 p.m. at the canton cultural center. it promises to be a worth while open mic and poetry slam competition.
happy valentine's day from audrey
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