The painter of rivers

 

The painter of rivers

 What do you want? - from inside the hut asked the old man.

 --I have no desires, hopes, or attachments – answered the painter of rivers, and added with indifference – I came to paint this river, and maybe I should talk to you first –

 --Have you bathed in it? Have you fished in it? Have you eaten their fish whose meat tastes like mud and the others that are tastier and more dangerous? Have you seen the twilight that dwarfs it, the storms that shake it, the birds that adorn it, the rains that cloud and shake it? Have you heard him sing, cry, and murmur? Asked the old man almost bored, already seated, but still without any intention of opening the door.

 --That's what I wanted to talk to you about - Almost smiling answered the painter, and added - I have a carafe of sweet wine, bread, tofu, oranges and peaches, I think you'll like to chat with me -

 The old man opened the door, looked carefully at the painter and his bag, and said:

 --We'll be more comfortable outside, let's have lunch – Then he asked him almost hopefully:

 -- I have a flute and many have said that I know how to play it. Do you know any of the old songs of the Sh'Han tribe? Do you like fried fish?

 Next to him a river was looking for the sea, but without much effort.

 To Edgar

Li Tao Po

VABM Jun/23/2022

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THE SONG OF THE WHALES

 

THE SONG OF THE WHALES

 Welcome to the echo

 that bounces over the waves

 that haunts the tides

 to lull their sirens

 with songs of the sea

Jets of steam

are condensed in clouds

of seagulls and gannets

Jumps that explode

in foam and salt

Footsteps banish

in a splash of fins

Songs that seem

to cry of love

Calls of passion

that drift away

in the eddies

of magnetic fields

as the moon shines

to start the serenade

EDGAR BUENO

 6/24/2021

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The witness

 The witness

 There was not

 Nor are now

 Nor will be

 Never

 Leafs

 Clouds

 Faces

 Moments

The same

 Chapter 25 “Of the drops”

 Treaty of rivers

 Li Tao Po

My fingerprints and other biometric characteristics identify me, with them codes are produced, which can be stored, processed and transmitted; but there is the problem that they can be forged and used without my consent under duress or deception, and after my death. In addition, due to accidents or illnesses, they can be lost or changed.

The use of the service of witness bots has greatly helped people who for different reasons have problems remembering passwords.

 I want to pay something, my witness is in charge of proving to the seller that I am me, even if I have forgotten my password, I think she tells him: he is the same stupid person who buys beer on Fridays from that part of San Rubialo and never remembers the password . She is also in charge of verifying that the store really is the one I am thinking I am buying.

The company selling the witness service charges me and others an acceptable fee, and sellers charge customers on transactions.

The witness company I use even gives sellers a payment guarantee in the case I cheat them.

What I like the most about all of this is that I have someone to call when I have identity problems.

 I find my favorite bot and ask her:

--Hi, I don’t remember my programmer’s license number. My name is Po.

--Hi Mr. Po, you do look great, I was waiting for your call, it’s Friday, it’s six o’clock, they gave you 18 bottles of San Rubialo special beer half an hour ago, you must have two already.

--How do you know it’s me?

 --Do you want me to do an authentication test?

--Yes please.

--Ok.

 She shows me an apple and a pineapple and asks me: Which one does you want?

 I choose the apple.

--How strange—she tells me feigning surprise—I had understood that you liked pineapple better.

 --Yes, but I have changed my preferences.

--Do you want me to update your preferences?

 --Yes please.

--Can I be useful in something else?

--Most likely yes, but I don’t think my wife will allow me. Thank you and see you soon.

I opened the third bottle of beer, glad to still being me.

Surely my witness bot already knows that (except on Fridays at 6 p.m.) I like pineapple better than apple, and that she can charge me the sexual harassment premium.

Li Tao Po

VABM 19/May/2022

https://riistas.wordpress.com/2022/06/21/the-witness/

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La Lástima de los Bots

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