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		<title>In the Moonlight the Snow is Sparkling</title>
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A poem about Winter Landscape.
 
 
Surprisingly enough, I was thinking what I could write about Winter Landscape.  That was my homework for January.  Yes, that one from the calendar.
 
And that is what I found.
 
A Russian romance “In the Moonlight the snow is sparkling”.
 
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<h3>A poem about Winter Landscape.</h3>
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<p>Surprisingly enough, I was thinking what I could write about Winter Landscape.  That was my homework for January.  Yes, that one from the calendar.</p>
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<p>And that is what I found.</p>
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<p>A Russian romance <strong>“In the Moonlight the snow is sparkling”</strong>.</p>
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<p>Because it is Russian Romance, it is in the Russian language.  Obviously, but that is not the point.  I had to look up the word romance because I was not sure if I used it correctly.  Apparently, I was right and one of the meanings of “romance” is “a short, lyrical composition.”</p>
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<p>But then I looked at the origin of the word and that where I lost my conscience. (A joke!)  The word “romance” stems from the word <em>Roma</em> = <em>Rome.</em>  If I take things literally and I do it quite often, just for fun, then a Russian Romance is a contradiction of terms.</p>
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<p>So, all these meanings: a love story, a literary genre, the aura of excitement and more simply come back to Rome.  Literally, all roads lead to Rome.  Or rather all <strong>ROMANCES</strong> originate in Rome.  Or?  Maybe that is the reason why my Italian friend is so amorous all the time.</p>
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<p>Coming back to <strong>“In the moonlight the snow is sparkling”</strong>.  This romance is neither about winter, nor about landscape, it is about Love.</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yFfX-UK9PI&amp;feature=related">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yFfX-UK9PI&amp;feature=related</a></p>
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<h1>В лунном сиянье</h1>
<p><strong>слова и музыка Е. Юрьева</strong></p>
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<p><strong>слова и музыка Е. Юрьева</strong></p>
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<pre>В лунном сиянье снег серебрится,</pre>
<pre>Вдоль по дороге троечка мчится.</pre>
<pre>Динь-динь-динь, динь-динь-динь —</pre>
<pre>Колокольчик звенит,</pre>
<pre>Этот звон, этот звон</pre>
<pre>О любви говорит.</pre>
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<pre>В лунном сиянье ранней весною</pre>
<pre>Помнятся встречи, друг мой, с тобою.</pre>
<pre>Динь-динь-динь, динь-динь-динь —</pre>
<pre>Колокольчик звенел,</pre>
<pre>Этот звон, этот звон</pre>
<pre>О любви сладко пел.</pre>
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<pre>Помнятся гости шумной толпою,</pre>
<pre>Личико милой с белой фатою.</pre>
<pre>Динь-динь-динь, динь-динь-динь —</pre>
<pre>Звон бокалов шумит,</pre>
<pre>С молодою женой</pre>
<pre>Мой соперник стоит.</pre>
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<pre>В лунном сиянье снег серебрится,</pre>
<pre>Вдоль по дороге троечка мчится.</pre>
<pre>Динь-динь-динь, динь-динь-динь —</pre>
<pre>Колокольчик звенит,</pre>
<pre>Этот звон, этот звон</pre>
<pre>О любви говорит.</pre>
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We must be twins my waisteline is 42
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Thank you. You see, I am an only (or lonely?) child!
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You can never be lonely as long as you have yourself to talk to..Its the only way to have an intelligent conversation.. (jk) lol
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<p>We must be twins my waisteline is 42</p>
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<p>Thank you. You see, I am an only (or lonely?) child!</p></div>
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<li id="post-17525">You can never be lonely as long as you have yourself to talk to..Its the only way to have an intelligent conversation.. (jk) lol
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<p>True, but I kinda prefer having conversations with other people. They have a better chance of surprising me. I love being with other people. Literally.</p></div>
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<p>6&#215;7=42</p></div>
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<p>You think that all I do is joke? Think again. Check this out. I was in Chapters today (common, it&#8217;s my favourite store).</p>
<p>Yehuda Berg &#8220;The Prayer of the Kabbalist 42&#8243; The 42 &#8211; Letter name of God. What is the answer to life, the universe, and everything?</p>
<p>Find the key to the world of answers in the powerful prayer of the kabbalist and learn how to create miracles in your life and the lives of those around you.</p>
<p>Tell me, you did not like it!</p></div>
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<p>Have you ever noticed the &#8220;GO GREEN&#8221; stuff? Well, look again. It&#8217;s very suggestive. I found something GREENE. Robert Greene &#8220;The 48 laws of POWER&#8221; (National bestseller) ISBN 0-14-028019-7. He also wrote &#8220;The ART of Seduction&#8221; and &#8220;The 33 strategies of WAR&#8221;. Why do I talk about this? No, really, why?</p></div>
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<p>By the way, how come I have only guy friends? I mean here on zip.ca? It must mean something!</p></div>
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<p>The sounds the boat made were green and wispy. They were 6 by 7 days at sea. A man holding 5 octopi, two missing a tentacle each. Ink running black down his forearms.Two cars colliding head on. An 84 year old man with the stick shift through his forehead, I did not try and save him, he was split in two. I laugh as I pull the mangled victims, (girl 20, guy 22) from the other vehicle just before the fire spreads. The blood is red but smells green on my fingers. The old man was crispy. Everything seems A-minor.</p>
<p>I watch <em>The Doors</em> again. It is not about the Doors, but it is not about Jim either. It is the trip, thank you Huxley. Where has Neko gone down to? Jim died and I was born, Val is Jim is me. Red is the earth, blood on the streets. Red is Zip. Long live Zippy.<br />
<em>Crazy?</em> Andy Kaufman, help me.</div>
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<p>Thank you! At least one person is alive!</p></div>
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<p>By the way, talking about literacy. You know what my name means? Literally? Svet-lana ==&gt; Svet means light in Russian, also the world.</p>
<p>We say the white world. The funny thing is that my mother wanted to name me after either of my grandmothers: NINA or Anastassia (Greek. Means Resurrection)My father did not consult my mom, he just told everyone that he has a daughter Svetlana and my mom did not have the guts to rename me. You see? Sometimes it is all about the guts, sometimes it is all about speed. Of LIGHT!</p></div>
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<p>Homework: who knows what Kallinik stands for?</p></div>
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<p>You should watch the movie 23 (I&#8217;ve did not saw it yet, but its about a guy with an obscession on a number)&#8230;</p></div>
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<p>What kallini stand for&#8230; <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.kallinipuppets.co.uk/">http://www.kallinipuppets.co.uk/</a></p>
<p>A puppet!! (I just find that funny.. .first thing came out on google)</p></div>
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<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aETPwuAnpTQ">I am alive! Finally someone to take me seriously. </a></div>
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<p>A puppet, huh? Keep looking.</p></div>
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<p>Sandman1, why not? You are my friend, are you not? You know that sense of humour cannot be taught?</p></div>
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<p>My mother use to say a triangle was a square missing a piece. She use to call me a triangle. I told her once that a triangle is the strongest geometric shape. I learnt that at school. She stopped calling me a triangle, she just called me stupid.</p></div>
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<p>You know how my mother tortured me? She called me a sophist. I was only 7. My logic was always my strength.</p>
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<p>Sophia ==&gt; sophisticated ==&gt; sophism</p>
<p>It&#8217;s fun! It is like playing a game and being happy without the necessity of acquiring all the wealth in the world. I was always good at it.</p>
<p>A triangle, huh?</p></div>
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<p><em>Homework: who knows what Kallinik stands for?</em></p>
<p>From the Greek:</p>
<p>Kallini = &#8220;Beautiful victory&#8221;<br />
Kallinike = &#8220;Beautiful victory&#8221;</p>
<p>So, I assume Kallinik means the same thing.</p>
<p>What&#8217;s really odd, however, is that PokerFace means &#8220;ugly loser&#8221; in Swedish (pokeransikte).<br />
Believe it or not! <img src='http://www.altrealm.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </div>
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<p>Round 2:</p>
<p>Kalli= <strong>beautiful</strong> [from the greek word: kallos (noun) or kalos (adj.)]</p>
<p>Nike= The goddess of <strong>victory</strong> in ancient Greece. She was honoured by Zeus because she fought on the side of the gods against the Titans. So the Athenians dedicated her statue in Delphi after the naval victory over the Persians at Salamis (480 BC). However, athletes and charioteers also paid her honour for their successes in the games. For the Romans Nike became a symbol of victory over death, their own Victoria ensuring earthly conquests.</p>
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<p>Kallipugos is a Greek word that means &#8220;beautifully shaped buttocks.&#8221;</p>
<p>Nike is the maker of running shoes and other fine products.</p>
<p>So, I assume <em>Kallipuginike</em> means &#8220;beautifully ass-shaped running shoe.&#8221; <img src='http://www.altrealm.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </div>
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<p>So it was so easy, PokerFace, was it not? Thank you. Also, calla lilies are from the same Greek word kallos. So, beautiful flowers. Are they not? That is why I picked one as a picture representation.</p>
<p>But the reason my school friends nicknamed me Kallini was much simpler: my maiden name was Kalinichenko. But I grew so used to Kallini, I don&#8217;t really wanna change. Besides it suits me perfectly now. Yes, I am beautiful in my own mind and I fight until I win, big time. I have been through Boot Camp, believe me. And it is not so much about fighting and winning, it is about justice.</p>
<p>An I intend to go from Ivanova (my husband&#8217;s name) back to Kalinichenko. Why? Because after 16 years of following rules and doing everything that others think is right for me, I realized nobody and nothing can really stop me from being myself. They can try. Be my guest.</p></div>
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<p>I will reveal (oh, no! she is going at it again!) my inspiration!</p>
<p>Vladimir Voinovich &#8220;Monumental Propaganda&#8221;</p>
<p>- &#8220;And I saw him there dead, just like yourself.&#8221;<br />
- &#8220;What d&#8217;you mean, just like me? objected Zhikharev, ready to take offense. &#8220;I&#8217;m not dead.&#8221;<br />
- &#8220;Not in the sense that you&#8217;re dead, but I was standing right beside him. &#8230; So&#8230; I could see his face as well as I can see yours. And he was quite dead. He wasn&#8217;t breathing, he didn&#8217;t blink, he was made up and the colour was like a live person all right, but he was dead as a doornail.&#8221;</p>
<p>-&#8221;I&#8217;m not saying the corpse wasn&#8217;t dead. Only the corpse wasn&#8217;t Stalin, but People&#8217;s Artist Gelovani. They buried him instead.&#8221;<br />
-&#8221;Alive?&#8221; Saraev asked in horror.</p></div>
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		<title>Chapters &#8211; Zip.ca &#8211; Kallinik to Wentai</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Wentai!!!!!!!!!!! I like you already! You gave the best response to my idea. High five for that! However, you were wrong. My idea flew! I opened my club. I am the Organizer (I can&#8217;t come up with a better title, but I am open to suggestions.) So far it is MY club and I [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dear <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">Wentai</span>!!!!!!!!!!! I like you already! You gave the best response to my idea. High five for that! However, you were wrong. My idea flew! I opened my club. I am the Organizer (I can&#8217;t come up with a better title, but I am open to suggestions.) So far it is MY club and I make the rules. Fair enough? My club has already one member. His nickname is &#8220;Go-Ahead&#8221; guy and his number is 1. Hey, he was here first. My number is 42 and there is a reason. We called MY club &#8220;The Crazy People&#8221;, but it is subject to change. I am open to suggestions. It is free and everybody is invited.</p>
<p>It is located at Chapters (Kennedy Commons). I am writing here today (as of now).</p>
<p>The rules:</p>
<p>1) I accept you as long as you accept me.<br />
2) We can discuss anything. Books, films, sex, life skills, education, cars, life. Everything! If you cannto handle this, then do not.<br />
3) It is a open club concept. When I am here, then you can come. Be my guest.<br />
4) If you cannot handle me, then do not.</p>
<p>I always get what I want. Remember the sex talk? Did I get what I wanted? Oh, yeah!!!!!!!!!!! Would you like to hear the story? Come and I tell you.</p>
<p>I do not hide behind the computer. I sit in front of you (kinda easier to type). But, hey, I am crazy. Read my posts, if you need proof.</p>
<p>See you! Hugs, kisses and LOVE</p>
<p>Kallinik</p>
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		<title>Zip.ca &#8211; Literary Club</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:13:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Svetlana</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, it is self-explanatory. It&#8217;s a literary club. I like taking things literally. It is my forte. And it&#8217;s tons of fun. Speaking of F-words.
Fun
Friend(s)
Freedom
Take your pick. I have been told to &#8220;zip it up&#8221;. I did. You see, I am a member of Zip(pers). It is never what you think. Expect the unexpected. Cause [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well, it is self-explanatory. It&#8217;s a literary club. I like taking things literally. It is my forte. And it&#8217;s tons of fun. Speaking of F-words.</p>
<p>Fun<br />
Friend(s)<br />
Freedom</p>
<p>Take your pick. I have been told to &#8220;zip it up&#8221;. I did. You see, I am a member of Zip(pers). It is never what you think. Expect the unexpected. Cause it is coming. Or going. My club is always there. Where I go. And I most of the time on the Go. Go, Canada, Go. Go, Toronto, go. Go Green. Whatever. Are we having fun, yet? What is my point? Point Zero. Flashpoint. Like I care. How does it sound? Check out my profile. By the way, Chapters still is my Favourite (another F-word) store.</p>
<p>By the way, I am crazy and I am not (it&#8217;s a paradox). I am unique just like everybody else. My number is 42. Why? I picked this number, this number picked me. It is the answer to &#8220;Life, the universe and everything&#8221;. However. My Police Division number is 42, which is located at 242 Milner Avenue. Both of my parents are born in 1942. I am 37 years of age. My grandfather was 37 in 1942. My favourite book is &#8220;Moscow 2042&#8243;. And my telephone number ends with &#8230; By the way, where is Zaphod? I think I am on the way of developing the mind that he so cleverly suggested, don&#8217;t you think?</p>
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		<dc:creator>Svetlana</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My inspiration:
 
&#8220;You are what you read.&#8221; (From &#8220;You’ve got mail&#8221;)
 
I was reading a book. Don&#8217;t I always read something? It was&#8221;1-2-3 Magic. Effective Discipline for Children 2-12&#8243; by Thomas W. Phelan. Where? In a gymnastics facility (oh, boy, don’t I love this word &#8220;facility&#8221;, but I cannot come up with a better one [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My inspiration:</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">&#8220;You are what you read.&#8221; (From &#8220;You’ve got mail&#8221;)</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I was reading a book.<span> </span>Don&#8217;t I always read something?<span> </span>It was&#8221;1-2-3 Magic.<span> </span>Effective Discipline for Children 2-12&#8243; by Thomas W. Phelan.<span> </span>Where?<span> </span>In a gymnastics facility (oh, boy, don’t I love this word &#8220;facility&#8221;, but I cannot come up with a better one for now).<span> </span>So a little boy (age 4 or 5) asked me whether it was a chapter book.<span> </span>I did not quite understand what he meant.<span> </span>Chapters, what Chapters?<span> </span>Children tend to take things literally.<span> </span>So do we, by the way.<span> </span>So I linked the word immediately to the Chapters store.<span> </span>It is a store, a bookstore, at least here in Canada, where I live.<span> </span>It was not what the boy meant.<span> </span>He meant a book with chapters containing mostly text and only a few pictures.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">It was a bit funny.<span> </span>Yes, it was a chapter book and, yes, I bought it in Chapters.<span> </span>There must be a reason for calling a bookstore &#8220;Chapters&#8221;, don&#8217;t you think?<span> </span>And, by the way, Chapters is my favourite store because I love books.<span> </span>I always did.<span> </span>To read.<span> </span>Now I am trying to write.<span> </span>And I am trying to have fun by taking things literally.<span> </span>Because it is so much fun.<span> </span>It is simply a game.<span> </span>A word game.<span> </span>A mind game.<span> </span>And our minds need more exercise.<span> </span>&#8220;Chapters&#8221; is asking us to &#8220;get smarter&#8221;.<span> </span>So, why don&#8217;t we?</p>
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