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

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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. 


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