[General] ...the sun still sets...

[rodgers white]

For me, poetry is an art form that allows the artist to combine both poetry and a visual work of art within a single art piece. Words and paintings are a perfect combination to provide a snapshot into our minds and thoughts. Would you please proofread my sentences and share what you imagine when you look at the painting? Any help would be appreciated. Here are the words and the painting.

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I know that I may not see tomorrow... But today at least, while the sun still sets, my tears are for you.





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PS: when I look at the painting, I don't know why I suddenly think of Eva Peron, a legendary figure in Argentine politics. Maybe the little girl in the painting reminds me of what Eva peron looked like when she was a little child.



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And as for fortune, and as for fame, I never invited them in. Though it seemed to the world they were all I desire. They are illusions. They're not the solutions they promise to be. The answer was here - All the time I love you and hope you love me. The truth is I never left you. All through my wild days, my mad existence, I kept my promise. Don't keep your distance.
Have I said too much? There's nothing more I can think of to say to you. But, all you have to do is look at me to know that every word is true!

Wow, these words are overwhelming me…

 

[Tdol]

Don't keep your distance.

This doesn't work for me- don't be distant might go better.

 

[rodgers white]

This doesn't work for me- don't be distant might go better.

Yeah, everyone has his favourite way to express something. I really love the lyrics of the song 'Don't cry for me Argentina'. The emotion is so strong that simply overwhelms me. Every time I hear the song or read these words, it just transcends place and time. For me, it is the eternal call from the soul of humankind.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

This doesn't work for me- don't be distant might go better.

I think Rodgers is playing with the line from "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina" in Evita: "I kept my promise. You keep your distance."

 

[Tarheel]

I know that I may not see tomorrow. But today at least, while the sun still sets my tears are for you.

I like it! (The ellipsis is not necessary.)

 

[rodgers white]

I know that I may not see tomorrow. But today at least, while the sun still sets my tears are for you.

I like it! (The ellipsis is not necessary.)

I love it, too. It reminds me that Evita's deep awareness of the suffering of her people and that she used her position as a first lady to fight for them, especially for women's suffrage and improving the lives of the poor. That's the reason why she was a hero, a legendary figure in Argentina.

 

[Tdol]

I think Rodgers is playing with the line from "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina" in Evita: "I kept my promise. You keep your distance."

Knowing that, I can also see the sound patterns of the song. But they're not obvious to a non-fan. :up:

 

[rodgers white]

Knowing that, I can also see the sound patterns of the song. But they're not obvious to a non-fan. :up:

“Don't Cry for Me Argentina” became something of an anthem when it was performed by Madonna in the 1996 musical film Evita. But I prefer the version from 1977 off the sound track album of the musical Evita and sung by Julie Covington. Her vocal performance in this song gives me chills,it's stunning and beautiful. I will watch the musical film Evita this week. Chronicling the life and times of Argentina's favourite daughter, Eva Perón, Evita was a dramatisation of the real-life events that happened in Eva Perón's short but impactful life.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

Knowing that, I can also see the sound patterns of the song. But they're not obvious to a non-fan. :up:

It was painfully obvious to this non-fan.

 

[Tdol]

Ahh, but I bet I'm more of a non-fan than you. ;-)

 

[rodgers white]

I watched the musical film Evita last night. On one hand, Evita had a penchant forexpensive and world class clothing, jewelry, and decor. So while Evita was immensely popular at home in Argentina, there will still many Argentines whoconsidered her to be a hypocritical figure. How could a woman who publicly supported the interests of the poor and working classes allow herself to live such a luxurious lifestyle? On the other hand, though powerful and popular, Evita was still subject to base sexism. Many who did not care for Evita bashed her for supposedly being amanipulative harlot who was secretly pulling all the country’s political strings. Anyway, the legacy she and Juan Perón left behind when they started the Peronist movement is every bit as active in Argentina today as it was when they first rose to prominence.

 

[Tarheel]

Two things. One, some people are really good at pretending. (And others are taken in by that sort of thing.) Two, weren't the Perons Socialists?

People have been making political hay for centuries by pretending to be for poor people. Some people have learned nothing from history. (Or they're just stupid. Take your pick.)

People who want power want power over other people. They should not be trusted

I believe the saying is that if you rob Peter to pay Paul you will always get Paul's support.

Eva Peron liked nice things. Nothing new about that. She was a fake. Nothing new about that either. She promised people stuff. (That's what politicians do.) She was going to pay for that stuff with other people's money. (Of course!) She had a lot of followers. (So did Hitler. Need I say more?)

 

[rodgers white]

I like your comment. It reminds of Francis Bacon's famous saying: Histories make men wise; poets, witty; the mathematics, subtle; natural philosophy, deep; moral, grave; logic and rhetoric, able to contend. I just hope the famous saying rings true.

 

[Tarheel]

I have never read Francis Bacon. (My loss.) We can learn a lot from history. One of those things is that people make the same mistakes over and over. History is replete with examples of governments doing the same things over and over and getting the same results. It's different people doing it, of course. Maybe those people don't know history. Or maybe they think they will somehow get a different result. They never do. Human nature is what it is. And the laws of economics are unchangeable. That's because they are based on human nature, which is unchangeable. (Lenin once said he was going to change human nature. (He failed.))

It was Einstein who said that insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

Ahh, but I bet I'm more of a non-fan than you. ;-)

Only if you escaped Argentina in a hail of bullets (or couldn't escape a Madonna concert) . . . .

 

[Tarheel]

I declare a tie between Tdol and Charlie.
;-)