Crossing the River (33 page)

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A Quick White Smile in a Dark Face
A Quick White Smile in a Dark Face

W
HAT
I
MISS
from Brazil:

          
   
the dry rustle of palm fronds

          
   
cream church towers against a robin's-egg-blue sky and whipped cream clouds

          
   
sorbet-colored houses

          
   
monkeys in the morning

          
   
men who can dance

          
   
the crazy quilt of music

          
   
lanchas
crossing the river