Running, free and wildThrough fields of unknown matterThrough thoughts of no ones mindThrough space and timeSwimming, fast and swiftAcross rivers of hopeAcross dreams and illusionsAcross reality and imaginationO, what he would give to run with himTo feel the green grass upon his finsTo smell the dry air aboveTo be one more time with himAnd what he would give to dive as wellTo wet his mane deep in the riverTo move with the wavesTo break free from this dry landDreams and hopes of both in loveFears and desperations of lovers apartDesires of days longing for moreCries of pain and sorrowIt was all too much for oneIt was all too farIt was all too sadHis heart was tight and beating slowThe tide was slow and calmThe river was quiet and peacefulBack and forth he practicedCalculating; analyzingLying in the grass nice and easyFeeling the breeze upon his furSighing for the moments together spentLong gone agoIn a moment he heardA splash across the banksHe stood tall and strongAfraid of what could that beHis eyes gazed through the fieldsThe grass being squishedWater - splatteredHis heart slowly breakingHe jumped on the grassHoping for a miracle to comeWishing to breathe that airHe ran to save his loveRoaring sadly and filled with griefFlipping in hopelessness chance to liveWas it all too soon?Was he too late?It was the distance that killed themIt was the distance that brought themtogetherIt was the distance that separated themSoftly and gently, now and then A selection of 15 poems is currently under revision, and will be soon published for Kindle!These include some of the ones you can read here, as well as others published only for the book. The book is called "Poems of a Wanderer" as most of them - if not all of them - were written while I was traveling or living abroad.I hope you all enjoy it!Remember that you don't have to have a Kindle to buy the book! You can download the Kindle app for your phone or PC for free and read it. Na efervescenciapolitico-cultural do inicio da decada de 1960, Oduvaldo Vianna Filho escreveu apeca A mais-valia vai acabar, seu Edgar,que marcou uma proposta de engajamento bastante relevante para a epoca. Hoje,passadas cinco decadas, virou meio senso comum criticar por diversos vieses aproducao artistico-cultural daquele momento, mas jamais podemos abstrair queaquela producao estava situada num contexto muito proprio de conservadorismo eque teve inegaveis meritos na abertura de novas frentes politicas e esteticasno Brasil.Mas o que nos importa, nessemomento, parafraseando o titulo da peca de Vianninha e inserindo um provocativosinal de interrogacao, e indagar sobre a atualidade de um velho problema: apermanencia da escravidao nas fimbrias da modernidade (ou ate na sua intimidademais insuspeita). Sob as mais diversas vestimentas ou disfarces, em sua facemoderna ou arcaica, a escravizacao de pessoas continua a alimentar um sistemade exploracao escravista associado ao mais avancado e cosmopolita capitalismo. Emsuas formas rurais e urbanas, nos rincoes ou nas metropoles, munidos de laptopsou enxadas, a miriade de praticas escravistas floresce onde menos esperamos. Quedizer do trabalho em condicoes similares a escravidao em carvoarias,plantacoes, extrativismo e outras