For Real Toads: Bossa Nova beat, Kenia's challenge

Kenia's challenge for the writers' group Imaginary Garden with Real Toads is inspired by the poems of South America's Vinícius de Moraes whose Bossa Nova song Girl from Ipanema won a Grammy Award in 1965. I remember 1965, I remember the song, and I remember the Bossa Nova—almost primal with its insistent South American beat.

Kenia challenged us to go out, or look out; to observe a person; then write a poem about the person, or write a letter-poem to the person.

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Song from Out the Window
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man beyond the window goes walking,

dog beside him, and man is talking,

dog wags, but she doesn’t speak,

she just doesn’t speak—

man is all done up in a scarf now,

trying to keep the cold out somehow.

wind is blowing, whips up the snow,

but dog doesn’t know,

she’s happy to be with him while walking,

wagging her tail as he is talking,

a snow-happy team—

so happy a team.


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I'm also submitting this post to Hootin' Anni's musical meme.
Anni, you might remember this one!
Thursday's Theme Song.