martes, 30 de junio de 2026

The importance of good humor in tough times!

 


A FUN POEM

 

(By: Karla, written on June 26, 2026)

 

I am truly blessed

To be a poetess,

To lighten up the day

And for our dear world pray.

 

To unravel an honest story,

Built in hope and glory,

Which leads us to a higher promise,

As did the saints and great

St. Thomas.

 

I ask simply that you

Believe this magistical grandeur too...

 

Having had a lifetime of reasons to trust

I know I must...

 

Think up something new

To instill superb faith in you!




 

jueves, 25 de junio de 2026

From my files from July 4, 2025

 NOTES


(By: Karla Wagener, English version. - listening to Eduardo Falú).

A song always 

lights the way.

Music cures evil.


Pain produces song...

And in joy it is sung.

Only the heart 

Hears deeply,

And lets the soul fly

At the sound of the heartfelt notes.


Everything is forgotten,

The majority of all,

Except for that so dear song.




miércoles, 24 de junio de 2026

Take notes and follow the plan!!!

LAS NOTAS


(Por: Karla Wagener, escuchando a Eduardo Falu, written on July 4, 2025).

 

Una cancion

alumbra la senda.

Musica cura al mal.

El dolor produce cancion...

 

Y la alegria la canta.

 

El corazon solo sabe

Escuchar,

Y el alma vuela

Por las notas muy sentidas.

 

De todo se olvida,

La mayoria,

Menos esa cancion.





jueves, 18 de junio de 2026

A NEW CITY, A NEW BE, NUBE, HAJAJA!!!

 HERE, IN THIS CITY



Thursday, June 18, 2026
3:13 PM

(By: Karla, while listening to Obama's speech in Chicago.)

We knew we wanted
To make a difference.

Reaching potential
From the grace of each
Individual story.

Make the building
Of a better city possible.

Making it happen
With resolution,
Affirming a shared
Proclamation.

Within the lineage of
The faithful
Collective souls
Of our City of Wellbeing.

Fulfilling a promise
Sealed in the blessings of universal prosperity.

Built stone by stone;
Confident, albeit,
In this which
WE
Have always known!

miércoles, 17 de junio de 2026

Getting the Vote. Passage No. 17

 Passage No. 17


GETTING THE VOTE

Politicians in Rome at the time of Caesar and Cicero got more chances to run for office than ours today.  In most cases the term of office was just a year.  The highest office in the land was for consulship, the equivalent of a PresidencyIn Cicero's day, hopefuls to office behaved as politicians always haveThey made themselves as visible as possible, were charming to all potential votes, and promised everything to everybody.

Cicero's brother wrote a how-to-campaign document in 674 B.C  He wrote that it "requires calling everyone by his name... make it clear you know people's names... practice, get better at it day to day.   Nothing seems to be better for popularity and gaining favor".   Another suggestion he made was to never say no:  "If you make a promise, the matter is not fixed, it's for a future day, and it affects only a few people but, if you say no, you are sure to alienate people right away and a lot of them". 

 

QUESTIONS:

1.  How long was a term of office in Roman times?

2.  What was the highest office called?

3.     What is the highest office comparable with?

4.  How did the young hopefuls behave?

5.  What did Cicero’s brother write about campaigning?

Composición No. 17

 
CONSIGUIENDO EL VOTO

Los políticos de Roma, en los tiempos de César y Cícero,  tenían más oportunidades de postularse para un cargo, que los políticos de ahora.  En la mayoría de los casos, la duración de un cargo era solo de un año.  El cargo más alto era el de cónsul, equivalente al de presidente.
 En los días de Cícero, los jóvenes aspirantes a un cargo se comportan como políticos de nuestros días.  Se hacían ver cuánto podían, eran encantadores con los posibles votantes, y le prometían "todo" a cada uno.

El hermano de Cícero, escribió un documento sobre cómo hacer campaña en 674 a.C.
Escribió que "se debe  nombrar a toda la gente por su nombre... para  hacerlo es obvio que se debe conocer los nombres de cada uno...con la práctica, se mejora esto día tras día.  Nada es mejor para conseguir tener popularidad y ganar favor".  Otra sugerencia que Él hizo, fue que jamás se debe decir "no:  "Si se hace una promesa, esta no está fijada, esta propuesta queda pendiente para un día futuro y afectará solo a unas pocas personas, pero si se dice "no", esto alejara pronto a muchas de ellas.

Cuestionario:
 
1.  ¿Cuánto tiempo duraba un cargo en los tiempos romanos?

2.  ¿Cuál era  el cargo más importante?

3.  ¿Con que se podía comparar el cargo más alto?

4.  ¿Cómo se comportan los jóvenes aspirantes a un cargo?

5.  ¿Qué escribió el hermano de Cícero sobre hacer campaña?


 


domingo, 14 de junio de 2026

LA CUERVA VUELA, JAJAJA!!!

 Long-suffering



Friday, April 25, 2025
7:30 PM

(By: Karla Wagener)

We will have our day.
Patience will pay.
The load is heavy,
No nest where to stay.

We continue more strong
In wearisome suffering,
Forebearance all along.

There is a promised reward.
There is evidence of benefits.
There is an aching heart
That still draws out a chart.

To true liberation.

Like sunflowers
When the sun does not shine
Look to each other.

We will have our time.
To reach the peak...
We must climb!

martes, 2 de junio de 2026

Gone Fishing 🎣

 THE ASSISTANT


Tuesday, June 2, 2026
9:14 AM

We don't need
Huge gatherings
In expensive constructions
Of clamering people lost!

We need consistent
Small groups working
Together, teams,
At all cost.

Instead of demands
In open spaces...

Working quietly,
With peaceful faces.

Groups of twelve
Sounds so perfect.
Sent 2 in 2 so coeffective!

I have waited
To tell about this
Until now
That it seems you are
Open to listen.

In my frailty
I patiently hang on and work,
This scribe, a worm fishing,
Or perhaps a diligent clerk!