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Author
Edilson Afonso Ferreira
2 works
A Brazilian poet, Edilson Afonso Ferreira, 82, writes in English rather than Portuguese. Largely published in international literary journals, by about 400 different publications, he began writing at age 64, after he retired from a bank. He is a Pushcart Prize nominee and the author of Lonely Sailor and Joie de Vivre. He is always updating his literary blog at https://www.edilsonmelofereira.com
Poetry
A Forgotten Christ
On “Christ Cleansing the Temple”, Wood by El Greco, c. 1570
We surely must follow Christ, learn from him,
unquestionable Master of love and tolerance.
Poetry
Stumbling, Pitfalls, and Spells
‘Yo no creo en brujas, pero que las hay, las hay’
(Galicia’s cruel saying)
There was a thief whose bad luck set him