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Premium Member Butterfly

Her name was Madame Butterfly;
   true love embraced her one fine day.
By sea, he came, neath bright, blue sky,
   on Navy ship from far away.

Love, at first sight, it was for them,
   this naval officer and his
sweet Geisha from Japan, a gem;
   together found a lover's bliss.

His tour was done, and now goodbye
   would break her heart, but he'd return...
he said...then left his Butterfly.
   She watched him leave, with sad concern.

His son was born, and three years passed;
   each day she looked out to the shore.
No sign of him, and she soon asked...
   is he now gone, forevermore?

But, then one day, her love arrived!
   The ship was there moored in the bay.
He had returned, with joy she cried,
   oh, happy day...she knelt to pray.

At once, she saw a woman there...
   and holding hands with her dear man,
the father of her son...unfair...
   he, with a wife, came to Japan.

Her heart now broken; how life turned...
   her true love found then lost, and yet
returned to her...but she has learned
   he's lost forever...such regret.

Her honor lost, her life is done.
   She hugs her son and says goodbye.
Behind the screen, neath morning sun...
   with dagger high...poor Butterfly.


August 7, 2016

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Story from "Madame Butterfly" - an opera composed by Giacomo Puccini

The Feast of Power

Walls breathe insistent hunger,
red as the inside of a split pomegranate,
richer still where the tallow has melted,
slick as the fat from a burnt offering. 

Scarpia does not eat.
He savors—sounds of gristle 
snapping in the next room—
—low, wet gasps—
body writhing beneath unseen hands,
a melody of muscle breaking.

Tosca stands, spine locked,
as he drinks from a goblet brimming with the color
of a mouth left too long in the sun.
He watches her throat move,
slow, careful, like a deer 
scenting iron in the air.

A scream glissandos through the walls.
Scarpia wipes his lips.
His fingers, thick as butcher’s twine,
gesture toward the door—
an invitation, a demand—
a sermon delivered without breath.

Tosca does not kneel.
Not yet.
But the feast has begun,
and the host holds the fermata. 



(note: this poem was inspired by a scene from the opera Tosca by Giacomo Puccini)

Voyages of An Extraordinary Man

He was born in Genoa,
and his mother was Susanna;
and he set sail at the age of fourteen,
to begin a new exploration age!
His father Domenico
gave him inspiration and courage...
while his three brothers:  Giacomo,
Bartolomeo and Giovanni ventured with him
on his long and dangerous voyages,
and accused of many atrocities...
they were sent back to Spain in chains!
A visionary with an extraordinary man's ego, 
followed in the footsteps of Marco Polo...
and in his final days, he died a disappointed man!


Dying Again

DYING AGAIN
Or
GIACOMO DA LENTINI’S DEBACLE**





I died yesterday.
Again.

. . . not the horrific
death of years before,
but the soft soul-shatter
of yesterday’s fantasy.

I never survived
the bloodied murders
of my last psyche deaths. 
Dying, I only lived.

I only lived, painfully.
But this time, 
A new state, a new life,
has eerily absorbed me.

Fritz Crytzer







** Giancomo Da Lentini, a famous Italian poet, invented the form, “sonnet” in Medieval Italy, in the 13th century.  Although this poem does have 14 lines, it does not reflect the structures that contrive a “sonnet”.  It is indeed, a debacle!

Premium Member Happy Birthday Briana

Briana it's so hard to think, you were so young. 
Grown up, a young lady now, where has the time gone?
Your Success, allowed you to fly around the world.
So beautiful and smart, an Executive girl.
Climbing up the ladder you met all your goals, Yes!
You're at the top one percent, you're one of the best!
A humble person you are, you would never brag.
So forgive me for sharing your life, enough said.
Today is your birthday, the first day of Winter.
We send Feliz Cumpleanos, Wishing for her.
                                 
First, Judy, Rusty the Kitty, Tavi G, Gaston, Ashley, Taylor, Jordan and I sing.

                      Happy, Birthday to you.
                      Happy Birthday to you.
                   Happy birthday Dear Briana.
                      Happy birthday to you!

                  May all your wishes come true.
                      Succeed, in all you do,
            and may the Good Lord keep blessing You.

                  Happy Birthday Dearest Briana.
                    From all of us who love you.
                               Giacomo
                                Fortuna
                                (Rene')
                                (Anais)
                         from Heaven above
                                Gustavo
                                  Elena
                                 Brandon
                               Michael Rene
                                  Gaston
                                   Judy
                                  Ashley
                                  Jordan
                                  Taylor
                                  Tavi G
                                  Rusty
                                   Louie
                                  Gabby  
                                    
                                     
             
Feliz Cumpleanos
Spanish Phrase
meaning happy
birthday...

The Ballad About Lucia Manco of Lucca

In the heart of the Tuscany under Italy's sun
Lies the town of Lucca, which is known to some
As Giacomo Puccini's birthplace, and the truth to be told,
He's Italian composer, one of the best in the world.

In the times of Medieval - far back in the past
Thrived the banking in Lucca and the art of silk craft ...
....
The legend has that at those times and in this very city
Lucia Manco lived so gorgeous, vane and pretty.

Though cunning Satan made her splendid stunning beauty last
On the condition that she must her lovers souls to Devil pass.
... For quite a while this deal worked really well
- Men souls were going from her bed straight to the Hell.

For quite long time she never fell in love, we trust
- Her drive was simply egotistic vanity and crave for lust.
But even magic comes to undeterred sudden end
- She met young man, to whom she loving heart of hers has lent.

She would not dare to corrupt his holesom soul,
And lost her beauty just at once forever and for all.
He lost his love to her at instance when she lost her femine charms .
But to the worst, the Devil told him that he held his mother in his arms!


Gabab

A human anti-neuronal autoantibody against GABAB receptor induces experimental autoimmune agrypnia
Article (PDF Available) in Experimental Neurology 204(2):808-18 · May 2007 with 63 Reads
DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2007.01.012 · Source: PubMed

1st Giovanni Frisullo
37.12 · Catholic University of the Sacred Heart 

2nd Giacomo Della Marca
43.12 · Catholic University of the Sacred Heart 
+ 5

3rd Massimiliano Mirabella
41.45 · Catholic University of the Sacred Heart 

Last Anna Paola Batocchi

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Abstract
In the serum and cerebrospinal fluid of a patient with recurrent acute episodes of respiratory crises, autonomic symptoms and total insomnia (agrypnia), we identified a novel anti-neural complement fixing antibody directed against GABA(B) receptor (GABA(B)R). Patient purified IgG recognized a band of approximately 110 kDa on protein extracts of mouse cerebellum, cortex and brainstem and immunolabelled cultured Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells, transfected with human GABA(B)R1 and rat GABA(B)R2 receptors. Western blot analysis of transfected CHO homogenates showed the same band using both patient purified IgG and anti-GABA(B)R1 antibody. In order to verify the pathogenic role of these purified antibodies, we injected patient IgG intrathecally into cisterna magna of C57BL/6 mice pre-implanted with EEG electrodes and we observed severe ataxia followed by breathing depression and total suppression of slow wave sleep, as evidenced by EEG recording, in a dose-dependent manner. Immunohistochemistry on brain sections of mice injected with patient IgG showed the simultaneous presence of bound human IgG and C5b-9 deposits on Purkinje cells and cerebellar granular layer. After incubation with anti-GABA(B)R antibody, a marked reduction of receptor immunostaining was found with relative sparing of neuronal architecture. In conclusion we recognized an anti-neuronal autoantibody directed against GABA(B)R that is associated with autoimmune agrypnia and we showed that our patient purified IgG was able to induce in mice experimental autoimmune agrypnia characterized by a complex neurological syndrome affecting several CNS functions.
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© James Horn  Create an image from this poem.

Praise To Thy Lenovo Computer Screen

A query one respondent
     sent didst seem
tummy tubby sincere, possibly
     channeled by cyber sea men,
via bayou A true Britt, aye esteem,
sans abba ra ca dab invoked
     by the spirit Jim Beam
     unwittingly unleashed theme

for this reason
     one humble rhyme
     stir, Me doth write,
     boot promise NOT TO SCREAM
for convenient idea
     to expound ream
(room) minute eight ting,
     about mine previous poem

     "Sleep Inducing Powers...
     Computer Screen"
     smote an idea,
     I could never outdream,
no need to search, 

      cuz renown unknwn fan gave
     rise to his nonmainstream
re: "By the way, Matthew,
     "How do you like
     your Lenovo computer?"

Perhaps understandably
     concluded the whole green
kit and caboodle
     tubby a stand alone lean
(and few an proud) machine
sprung from Apple royalty,
     (well linkedin to
     a stevedore jobber seam

ming lee on same playing
     field as a queen
(comprising an A-1
     actor/ actress team)
with Ali MacGraw -
     his wife number deux
which thread strays
     coon sitter ably,

     where unsuspecting reader few
ming with for me (easily)
     getting off track -
     tis only hue
man and hoopfully NOT Jew
van aisle attempting to interweave
     more than one
     concept (delicately loo

ping sentence strands),
     where warp, and
     woof no...no...new
NOT for any
    largesse, nor moo
hoof fish hints,
     but singing Giacomo Antonio
     Domenico Michele

     Secondo Maria Poo
shin knee (the above
     very long name, actually
     authentic i.e. "NOT FAKE"
     a stand alone queue
oh...whoa yes..yes...
     yes please shew
tolerance, how elegiac

     these metaphors too
be compared with
     operatic flourishes I view
as vital breathtaking woo
wing chords nsync with Lenovo "sue

do" flatscreen (NOT A COMPUTER)
yet expanded field of you
alphanumeric characters
     in no way resembles Zulu!

Help Need Somebody

H-E-L-P!!!     N-e-e-d     s-o-m-e      b-o-d-y!!!...
Spouse booby trapped husband!!!

Homicide courtesy munch
house zen by proxy
immediately suspected hunch
police, K9 corps, and ambulance
nearly lost their lunch crossing over divide

yellow crime tape
cordoned off homicide
booted feet did poetically crunch
while leashes untangled,
viz braided bunch.

Law enforcement officers i.e. they
Perkiomen Township precinct tidy
as... executive attache
case headed by narcotics
mod squad trooper Amelie

Beth knew address of scrivener brother
immediately quaffed mouthful Schuylkill
downing requisite with "FAKE" sedative cray
zee that seems giving
judicious punch to allay

time and again marital altercations daresay
put Schwenksville neighborhood
under immediate lockdown
Bay of Pigs in comparison childsplay
summoned rookies re: 

instant karma coldplay
witnessed unusual display
officers, paramedics, and trained
German shepherds on faux pas did pray
(canines formerly under religious sway

nsync with neutered saint Matthew Scott
sacred church fathers and mothers
panglossian benevolence ne'er betray
loved spouting doggerel pay
Canis lupus familiaris obeissance

oh... I got scent tum mental anyway
kit and caboodle - women in blue,
plus aforementioned cod ray
regarding medical technicians
braced themselves steely, fiery, burly,...

former career recruits, thus okay
toughened courtesy green beret
fearless motley crew did sashay
gingerly, nimbly, softly... treading listening
faintly hearing sauntered without delay,

whence plaintive bent down on haunches
analogous to plie (plea yea)
including dogs ready to spring,
where overly curious inquisitive nee
bores asked to take selfie oy vey

afterwards quickly made bee line
discerning most strategic way
to enter apartment and rescue
a scene no stranger Giacomo Casanova,
to Rabelais, or Marquis de Sade

chaos theory put thru paces
mind boggling utter disarray
courtesy the missus
floor to ceiling clutter, perhaps soiree
gone awry with personal paraphernalia

strewn helter skelter hodge podge
bajillion potential accidents away
one misstep to temper and disable
garden variety trumpeting popinjay.

Stellar Corona 2

The most easily seen during a total solar eclipse, 
But it is also observable with a coronagraph. 
Spectroscopy measurements indicate 
Strong ionization in the corona state 
And a plasma temperature in excess of kelvin,
Much hotter than the surface of the Sun.
This is not the Corona from thy Earth
But a stellar Corona that is in mirth
None can control this for sure
As it has power infinite pure				 5.

Corona standing for Crown
Has a kingly gesture proven
A space jargon with mystery
Has a super duper history
Discovered a few centuries ago
Where all were like a new amigo
The astrophysics started rising
Like a phoenix perfect uprising
Where there is a will, there is a way
While the Corona shines, let’s make hay.       	6.

In 1724, French-Italian astronomer 
Giacomo F. Maraldi recognized sure
That the aura visible during a solar eclipse 
(Eclipse=Just like our mathematical ellipsis)
Belongs to the Sun and not to the Moon. 
Spanish astronomer in 1809 soon
José Joaquín de Ferrer 
Coined the term 'corona' cooler
Has a million dollar use to maintain
Solar equilibrium and sustain			7.




(The Sun’s corona is the outermost part of the Sun’s atmosphere. The corona is usually hidden by the bright light of the Sun's surface. That makes it difficult to see without using special instruments. However, the corona can be viewed during a total solar eclipse.)

Premium Member Giacomo Gates The Hip Jazz Cat

The Hip Jazz Cat/Tony Adamo
 Step up, Man, get up, let me hip you to this/ a jazz cat who weaves words and sings/ People, It’s Giacomo Gates/
 He’s the master of vocalese a hipster’s delight/ A storyteller with echoes of Buckley and Mark Murphey’s wise vocal flair/
 his voice dances on stages as if floating on air/ Eddie Jefferson’s charm and Jon Hendricks’ grace/ when he opens up to sing/this jazz cat is full of swing/
 captivating the crowd he swings a groove spell/ entertaining the masses in jazz clubs that know him well/
 He’s amusing and musical/ a hipster so rare/Bebop is in his veins, Man, Giacomo Gates is out of the world and the next one too/ “Where did this cat come from?” Savant Records only knows/
  with Bird’s solos beneath him and Giacomo’s melodic variation on words/ turning notes into scatting stories/   Gates be cookin’ the most/ so get hip to it and raise your hands high/ the Gospel of jazz will never die/  dig his jazz scene and let his lyrical journey make you high/ In a world full of noise/ Giacomo Gates is the voice you need, the hipster jazz cat who is somethin’ else, you’ll see, you’ll believe!
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Hoje E Sempre Foi Assim

Hoje e sempre foi assim

Hoje e sempre foi assim
Fazer negócios 
é um ato de amor 
— escrevi um dia. 

Há duas maneiras de fazer negócios,
como há duas maneiras de deixar de fazer.
Negócios podem ser feitos
como se fosse com outra pessoa
ou como se fosse com você.

O primeiro é aquele modo da pessoa 
dizem prática
o segundo modo, 
daquela que dizem artista.

Um e outro também divergem 
no modo de não ver as coisas. 
Pessoas práticas
Só enxergam uma  flor 
se a puser na lapela 
ou mesmo num jarro; 
como um pássaro só lhe é real
 se o tiver numa gaiola ou o comer frito. 

Fazer negócios 
é um ato de amor:
a relação com o mundo 
se funda na sensibilidade, 
que diz ao pintor 
que tal vermelho ou rosa 
estão certos na composição de um quadro
como diz ao 
Negócio com Amor
que tal ou qual 
é o melhor. 

Faça Negócios 
com poesias
e amor!

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O Que O Consumidor Quer E Linha Da Vida

O que o consumidor quer

A economia da experiência comprova: 
Fazer negócios 
é um ato de amor.
Antes, a questão era descobrir se 
o consumidor precisava consumir.
Agora, ao contrário, 
é saber qual experiência
o consumidor quer viver.

Êxito no trabalho

Não é a argumentação, 
mas o saber argumentar, 
que é o segredo do êxito no trabalho. 

E saber trabalhar quer dizer: 
não fazer um esforço inútil, 
persistir no esforço até ao fim, 
e saber reconstruir uma argumentação 
quando se verificou que ela era, 
ou se tornou errada.

Linha da vida

A vida, 
Ou os negócios
que parece uma linha reta, não o é. 

Construímos a nossa vida
Ou os negócios
alguns poucos por cento, 
o resto é feito pelas outras pessoas. 

Seja qual for a percentagem, 
Cinco, dez ou mais e menos
será sempre
o resultado da sinceridade 
e da autenticidade
consigo mesma.


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Premium Member Mottos For the Future

Kill
the
moonlight-
and reduce
movement to still life

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futurism_(art)

See especially art that of Giacomo Balla

Premium Member Clerihew Futurism

Futurism* tried to purge the past
but such art could not last
Never achieving popularity's seal
or critera of aesthetic appeal

*https://artincontext.org/futurism/#:~:text=Some%20Futurist%20painting%20examples%20include%20Giacomo%20Balla%E2%80%99s%20Street,Gino%20Severini%E2%80%99s%20Souvenirs%20de%20Voyage%20%281911%29%2C%20among%20others.

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