«Life does not always present unique stories to publish and fascinate readers and ultimately thank for journalistic work, which followed the old proverb: One Light turns on another Light!». This is how Isalita Pereira, daughter of emigrants in Germany, where she lived until 2007, and graduated in History at the University of Frankfurt, begins one of the several emails she sent to the Sul Informação, in recent weeks.
The pretext is his project “Coluna dos Cravos da Liberdade”, in honor of the captains of April, which involves several regional newspapers across the country, as well as Jornal de Notícias.
In the case of Sul Informação, Isalita Pereira remembers that the our report on Carnations of Tavira «it was the foundation that gave rise to composing the small poem “Corajoso Coração” (…) because the little Cravo from the Algarve wrote History in life and in poetry».
Brave Heart
Once Upon a time…
Small red carnation blooming
He looked at life smiling.
However, one day, he looked around him:
“Only in the garden!”, he thought.
Silently with confidence decided,
Humble prayer to heaven directed:
"Lord God,
For Life to walk,
My Destiny to find,
Well – I want to offer
Live in memory.”
lord God
The brave flower admired.
For the History of Portugal he accepted:
“My little red carnation,
You will travel to Lisbon,
Find your destiny,
To a soldier offered,
Never forgotten.
You have a good heart,
You will be the Flower of Remembrance.”
On April 25, 1974, it happened:
Its name was given to the Carnation Revolution.
(Secret Poet)
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