Poem: “Communication from has-beens to wannabes”
In the road, up the street, Down your way; ’tis there they meet In whirligigs of light which byte Into their state of being, And souls feel brighter when they
Poem: “Swing doors in a hospice”
I can (do you?) remember those creaking doors In that comedy film of Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday Through which a waiter wandered to serve poor lost souls Seated at tables sparse
By the two left feet, slowly backward march!
The traditional concept of western democracy is increasingly fragile Our national drill sergeant in the persona of President Marcelo may well find it necessary to tie straw to the left
Happy news year
“Bom Ano Novo” to you, dear friend, which, of course, is very different from an “Anon Ovo” that you might just walk past in the supermarket, neither free-range, nor quail-derived.
Stop the War event – London, December 2, 2023
Dear Editor, I have just flown back to my safe and sunny home in Portugal, leaving behind the cold winter streets of cosmopolitan London, where I attended a ‘Stop the War –
Catholicism has its ups and downs
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVl has been buried. Pope Francis has mobility impairment. The Catholic religion is in decline. However, the Sanctuary of Fátima in Portugal is surging ahead and this
Big biodiversity breakthroughs
There is reason to be fairly optimistic about major advances in international attitudes towards ending the devastation humans have been causing to other forms of life on the planet. The
A republic mourns a monarch
For a fully independent republic like Portugal to officially declare a three-day period of national mourning for a foreign monarch is remarkable, but such is the respect for the late
A pause in an EU-UK battle
Dramatic developments previously expected this week involving the Portuguese diplomat João Vale de Almeida have probably been put on hold for the period of mourning for Queen Elizabeth ll. As
British-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce – public statement on death of “Our Queen”
What has become blatantly apparent in the immediate aftermath of the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is the affection held for her by people of all nations, not