Distant Lover

Strengthen me with raisins,
refresh me with apples,
for I am faint with love.
His left arm is under my head,
and his right arm embraces me.
~  Song of Songs 2

Private Sorrow

For with much wisdom comes much sorrow;

 the more knowledge, the more grief.

~  Ecclesiastes 1

Hot Burrito # 1

His heart was drawn 

to Dinah daughter of Jacob; 

he loved the young woman 

and spoke tenderly to her

~  Genesis 34

Pieces Of The Sky: The Legacy Of Gram Parsons

Swallowed.

 Would anyone ask to be swallowed up?

~  Job 37

Swallowed ~ Sorrowed
I'm with everyone and yet not 

Just wanted to be myself

Swallowed ~ Borrowed
Heavy about everything
But my love

Swallowed ~ Hollowed
Sharp about everyone
But yourself

Swallowed ~ oh no!
I'm with every one and yet not

Happy Birthday Prophet Zimmy!

 The Temple Musicians 

These are the men 

David put in charge of the music 

in the house of the LORD 

after the ark came to rest there...

~  1 Chronicles 6

Bob Dylan: “Prophet” and Medal of Honor Recipient

Born Robert Allen Zimmerman to Jewish parents and raised in Hibbing, Minn., many Dylan fans might not truly appreciate how much Dylan’s heritage infuses his work. But Seth Rogovoy certainly does. In his book “Bob Dylan: Prophet, Mystic, Poet,” Rogovoy explores how Judaism influenced the songwriter.

Rogovoy reveals the ways in which Dylan walks in the footsteps of the Jewish prophets, explaining the profound depth of Jewish content—drawn from the Bible, the Talmud, and the Kabbalah—at the heart of Dylan’s music, and demonstrating how his songs can only be fully appreciated in light of the Jewish themes that inform them.

According to Rogovoy, Dylan’s spiritual roots are evident throughout his 50 albums.

 

 

The Musicians 

1 Chronicles 25

A Very Cellular Song

 Woe! Woe to you, great city, 

dressed in fine linen, purple and scarlet, 

and glittering with gold, 

precious stones and pearls!

~  Revelation 18

Nebulous nearnesses cry to me
At this timeless moment
Someone dear to me wants me near, 

makes me high
I can hear vibrations fly
Through mangoes, 

pomegranates and planes
All the same
When it reaches me 

and teaches me
To sigh...

Anthem

Ephraim is like a dove, 

easily deceived and senseless...

now calling to Egypt, 

now turning to Assyria...

~  Hosea 7

 

The birds they sang at the break of day
"Start again", I heard them say
Don't dwell on what has passed away
Or what is yet to be

Ah, the wars they will be fought again
The holy dove, she will be caught again
Bought and sold and bought again
The dove is never free

Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack, a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in

We asked for signs, the signs were sent
The birth betrayed, the marriage spent
Yeah, the widowhood of every government
Signs for all to see

I can't run no more with that lawless crowd
While the killers in high places 

say their prayers out loud
But they've summoned, 

they've summoned up a thundercloud
And they're going to hear from me

Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack, a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in

You can add up the parts, 

you won't have the sum
You can strike up the march,

 there is no drum
Every heart, 

every heart to love will come
But like a refugee

Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack, a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in

Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack, a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in

Vote For Me & I'll Set You Free!

 See, they are all false!

Their deeds amount to nothing;

their images are but wind and confusion.

~  Isaiah 41

Every Day iWrite The Book

Write this in a book to be remembered, 

and tell it to Y’hoshua: 

I will completely blot out any memory

 of  Amalek from under heaven

~ Exodus 17

The Change is Made ~ RIP Robin

"The family of Robin Gibb, of the Bee Gees, announce with great sadness that Robin passed away today following his long battle with cancer and intestinal surgery," reads the statement. "The family have asked that their privacy is respected at this very difficult time."

In righteousness you will be established,

far from oppression,

with nothing to fear; far from ruin,

for it will not come near you.

~ Isaiah 54

The way of the righteous is level

~  Isaiah 26

The person who sins
is the one that will die —
 a son is not to bear
his father’s guilt with him,
nor is the father to bear
his son’s guilt with him;
but the righteousness of the righteous
 will be his own,
and the wickedness of the wicked
will be his own.
~  Ezekiel 18 
 

 
 Consider someone who is righteous,
 who does what is lawful and right
~  Ezekiel 18 

 

ROBIN GIBB TITANIC REQUIEM

 

None of the transgressions he has committed
will be remembered against him;

for the righteousness that he has done,
he will live
~ Ezekiel 18

I've Just Seen A Face

Israel said to Joseph,
“I never expected
to see your face again,
and now GOD
has allowed me
to see your children too.”
~ Genesis 48

Sunday Bloody Sunday

 Muslim Persecution of Christians: April 2012‎ 

Listen! 

Your brother’s blood 

cries out to me from the ground.

~ Genesis 4