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NIGHT BLOOMING CEREUS, by                    
First Line: Like jacob son of isaac
Last Line: And poured the holy oil.
Subject(s): Cactus


Like Jacob, son of Isaac,
I slept in foreign lands.
Of stone I made my pillow
Beside you on the sands.

Your fragrance spread about me,
The Heavens opened wide,
And angels robed in starlight
Were climbing from your side.

Like Jacob, I am blessed
Who slept on foreign soil.
I, too, am pledged to Heaven
And poured the holy oil.





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