Thursday, November 30, 2017

Listen


Amanda Seyfried
Momma Mia 2

Listen
to Hear
聞く
Kiku
ps80

When I listen, I hear
that which is audible as clear.

Listen to hear.
It will make the sound dear.

When the Shepherd of struggle
leads those who listen to tussle with the puzzle,
those who hustle reduce the trouble
to find the jewel in the puddle.

Shine on, you that are enthroned with our youth
in the presence of the fruitful, the favored and the truth.

Stir up your strength and help.
Rear us like a lion's whelp.

Show the light of your countenance.
Help us to advance in dealing with chance.

Direct my soul in consonance
to form the shape of continence.

How long will you be angry
despite requests for the contrary?

You have fed us with the bread of tears.
The fears we hear had been put in a cup for years.

The full Cold Moon is supersized
to kiss the owl that looks wise with open eyes.

You brought a vine out of Egypt.
The strategic alliance was kept secret.

The recent regent for the region
pledged allegiance to amnesia.

The optical apparatus was Tunisian.
The masks were Venetian.

The vine was planted.
Growth was granted.

It took root and filled the land.
The shade it gave was quite grand.

Mountains were covered by the shadow.
Girls with curls shared the shade for the show.

The towering trees were under its boughs.
The bull declared his vow to the cow.

The tendrils stretched to the sea.
Europe was ravished with her own savage beauty.

The branches bounced over the river.
The reflection danced with the image of the giver.

We were enriched in speech and knowledge of every kind.
We found the love of wisdom that we sought to find.

Why was the wall for protection broken?
What word had been spoken? What deed was the token?

Now all that pass pluck its grapes.
The wild boar from the forest have changed the shape of the landscape.

The fowls of the air swooped in for their fill.
The beasts of the field looked for the thrill of the kill.

Vandals have set fire to it like rubbish.
Workers have been left with stubble and stumpage.

Look down great Gardener, grower of the colorful scene.
Uphold what's left of the plant that had been so keen and green.

Do not be exceedingly angry. Do not remember our iniquity forever.
Correct our misdeeds. Guide us with our dreams. Help us in every endeavor.

Help us to learn from the fullness of the large Cold Moon.
We must make the most of the time for our tune.


Psalm 80 Qui regis Israel

1 Hear, O Shepherd of Israel, leading Joseph like a flock; *
shine forth, you that are enthroned upon the cherubim.
2 In the presence of Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh, *
stir up your strength and come to help us.
3 Restore us, O God of hosts; *
show the light of your countenance, and we shall be saved.
4 O Lord God of hosts, *
how long will you be angered
despite the prayers of your people?
5 You have fed them with the bread of tears; *
you have given them bowls of tears to drink.
6 You have made us the derision of our neighbors, *
and our enemies laugh us to scorn.
7 Restore us, O God of hosts; *
show the light of your countenance, and we shall be saved.
8 You have brought a vine out of Egypt; *
you cast out the nations and planted it.
9 You prepared the ground for it; *
it took root and filled the land.
10 The mountains were covered by its shadow *
and the towering cedar trees by its boughs.
11 You stretched out its tendrils to the Sea *
and its branches to the River.
12 Why have you broken down its wall, *
so that all who pass by pluck off its grapes?
13 The wild boar of the forest has ravaged it, *
and the beasts of the field have grazed upon it.
14 Turn now, O God of hosts, look down from heaven;
behold and tend this vine; *
preserve what your right hand has planted.
15 They burn it with fire like rubbish; *
at the rebuke of your countenance let them perish.
16 Let your hand be upon the man of your right hand, *
the son of man you have made so strong for yourself.
17 And so will we never turn away from you; *
give us life, that we may call upon your Name.
18 Restore us, O Lord God of hosts; *
show the light of your countenance, and we shall be saved.

Isa. 64:9
Do not be exceedingly angry, O Lord,
   and do not remember iniquity for ever.
   Now consider, we are all your people.

1 Corinth. 1:5
for in every way you have been enriched in him, in speech and knowledge of every kind

Mark 13:28
‘From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near.

12-3-17
http://www.seasky.org/astronomy/astronomy-calendar-current.html
This full moon was known by early Native American tribes as the Full Cold Moon because this is the time of year when the cold winter air settles in and the nights become long and dark. This moon has also been known as the Full Long Nights Moon and the Moon Before Yule. This is also the only supermoon for 2017. The Moon will be at its closest approach to the Earth and may look slightly larger and brighter than usual. It’ll shine all night long, starting around sunset on this night.

http://earthsky.org/?p=199041
Tonight’s moon shines in front of the constellation Taurus the Bull. Despite the lunar glare, you still might be able to make out Aldebaran, Taurus’ brightest star – or possibly the Pleiades star cluster.

Taurus
http://www.heavens-above.com/myth.aspx?lat=52.0917&lng=5.1178&loc=Utrecht&alt=11&tz=CET&cul=en&con=Tau
https://www.greekmythology.com/Myths/Zodiac/Taurus/taurus.html
"Taurus, comes from the story of Europa. She was the daughter of King Agenor of Phoenicia and Telephassa. Europa became the object of Zeus' affections, and he appeared to her as a beautiful, white bull at the Phoenician waterside. The princess was awestruck by the beauty of the bull and walked over to pet it. She then climbed upon his back at which Zeus jumped into the water and carried her across the sea to Crete. He took the form of an eagle there and ravished her. She eventually bore him three sons whose names were Minos, Rhadamanthus, and Sarpedon.

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