Dear friends
I thought I would send this little blessing to Leonard & The UHTC as they enter Irish airspace sometime today or tomorrow. AND for us fans as we brave the unsettled elements.
"May the sun shine soft on your lovely bones,
May Eireann's air breathe warm on your deep dulcet tones.
May you and your ministers of music weave a golden blanket of song
that cloaks us 'gainst autumn chills the night long.
BUT if it MUST rain or mist (as is wont)
Receive it as a benediction and not as a curse.
Don't worry 'bout us 'cause rain's what we we're used to,
WE'RE IRISH - we'll still sing 'n chant 'Hallelujah'!
Love from Franjel
(P.S. Notwithstanding the 'soft irish rain' of mythic lore, I'm bringing a supply of black plastic binliners (Unused ) So if anyone is stuck for some rain-proofing, give me a shout, I'll be the one in the black plastic outfit )
( and to paraphrase another song... "we'll all go drown together")
A CELTIC BLESSING TO LC & UHTC AS THEY LAND ON IRISH SOIL
A CELTIC BLESSING TO LC & UHTC AS THEY LAND ON IRISH SOIL
Last edited by Franjel on Mon Sep 10, 2012 6:56 pm, edited 1 time in total.
I'd love...."to speak with Leonard, he's a sportsman and a shepherd,.... I love that... "lazy Bastard living in a suit"
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Re: A CELTIC BLESSING TO LC & UHTC AS THEY LAND ON IRISH SOI
Good luck Franjel. Love your poem.
'...and here's a man still working for your little smile' -Leonard Cohen
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Re: A CELTIC BLESSING TO LC & UHTC AS THEY LAND ON IRISH SOI
Thanks!! We can only laugh in spite of the rain ... and 'keep cohen on''
I'd love...."to speak with Leonard, he's a sportsman and a shepherd,.... I love that... "lazy Bastard living in a suit"
Re: A CELTIC BLESSING TO LC & UHTC AS THEY LAND ON IRISH SOI
the road will rise to meet us en route to Kilmainham
the breeze will always be at our backs ( so the mist wont obscure our view)
the vision will be of that poet with music in his heart
as he gentle showers us with lyrics, images, evocative feelings;
weaving invisible threads connecting all hearts and souls..
into a harmony of 'spiritful ' unison of human energy love and hope
Amen to your celtic blessing franjel
the breeze will always be at our backs ( so the mist wont obscure our view)
the vision will be of that poet with music in his heart
as he gentle showers us with lyrics, images, evocative feelings;
weaving invisible threads connecting all hearts and souls..
into a harmony of 'spiritful ' unison of human energy love and hope
Amen to your celtic blessing franjel
A CELTIC BLESSING TO LC & UHTC AS THEY LAND ON IRISH SOIL
Oh I love both of those blessings! Next Leonard Cohen world tour I'm coming to Ireland!!
Barbara
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it is in love that we are born--in love we disappear
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we are so lightly here
it is in love that we are born--in love we disappear
Verona 2012, Paris 2012, Detroit 2012, Boston 2012, Miami 2013, New Orleans 2013
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Re: A CELTIC BLESSING TO LC & UHTC AS THEY LAND ON IRISH SOI
I like it.........
Re: A CELTIC BLESSING TO LC & UHTC AS THEY LAND ON IRISH SOI
LOVE your Irish blessing, Franjel. I'd expected it to be an old, established one, but as I read, I was amazed that it should fit so well, and began to wonder. Finally confirmed and now I know what a lovely and beautiful blessing YOU wrote. Well done !
~ Lizzy
~ Lizzy
"Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken."
~ Oscar Wilde
~ Oscar Wilde
Re: A CELTIC BLESSING TO LC & UHTC AS THEY LAND ON IRISH SOI
Hi folks
Thanks for your replies. Didn't get a chance to reply earlier.
And what a miracle. It didn't rain during the concerts, well at least the ones I was at on Tues, Wed & Sat.
And what a blessing those concerts were...
Franjel
Thanks for your replies. Didn't get a chance to reply earlier.
And what a miracle. It didn't rain during the concerts, well at least the ones I was at on Tues, Wed & Sat.
And what a blessing those concerts were...
Franjel
I'd love...."to speak with Leonard, he's a sportsman and a shepherd,.... I love that... "lazy Bastard living in a suit"
Re: A CELTIC BLESSING TO LC & UHTC AS THEY LAND ON IRISH SOI
There was no rain on Friday, either.Franjel wrote:And what a miracle. It didn't rain during the concerts, well at least the ones I was at on Tues, Wed & Sat.