Classic and Contemporary Poetry
RAINBOW CALENDAR OF ISAAC LURIA, by ANONYMOUS First Line: Nisan if you see the rainbow from the east side Last Line: Great sorrow in the deserts Subject(s): "cabbala;calendars;exiles;jews;luria, Isaac Ben Solomon (1534-1572);mysticism - Judaism;" Kabbala;kabbalah;judaism | ||||||||
NISAN if you see the rainbow from the east side - an eastern king grows angry with his minister - & if the west - beasts in the field to die - wool be abundant & grapes & lentils bring success: IYAR if from the east side - the world stays on its course three years - & if the west side - a western king to turn against his minister - & he will seize his wealth - beasts in the wilderness to die - much rainfall: SIVAN if from the east side - heavy sadness for the nations & much rain - & a famine in the land of Persia - & if in the west much wheat throughout the world: TAMUZ if from the east side - nations will be destroyed - thereafter peace & quiet in the land - & if the west side - forecast of good things for the poor & destitute: AV if from the east side - famine throughout the world & emptiness of pocket & war between the kings of Egypt & Media at the end they will make peace - & if the west side - famine in Media lasts three years - speakers of lies to multiply: ELUL if from the east side - war in Persia with the men of India & the men of India succeeding - & if the west side - successes in the villages: TISHREI if from the east side - great bounty in Assyria & in Rome - & death will be throughout the world - & if the west - great quarrels break out in the world - slaves to rebel against their masters: HESHVAN if from the east side - & stars are visible by day this sign shows famine there will be death three years - & if the west side - a certain king to kill another: KISLEV if from the east side - wheat in abundance & all sorts of seeds - & it will rain three months - & this foretells a sickness among men - & if the west - a certain king to go to war & to succeed: TEVET if from the east side - a king will catch hold of overcome & kill the men who caught him - & the vineyards will succeed - & if the west - fruits will succeed & in Media wars: SHEVAT if from the east side - great abundance comes - & a king his princes & his soldiers go to war against a western king - & if the west - fruits will succeed - & in Media many wars: ADAR if from the east side - much rain in the desert - & travelers will succeed - & if the west - the rain to multiply to fullness - great sorrow in the deserts Used with the permission of Copper Canyon Press, P.O. Box 271, Port Townsend, WA 98368-0271, www.cc.press.org | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE RABBI'S SON-IN-LAW by SABINE BARING-GOULD A LITTLE HISTORY by DAVID LEHMAN FOR I WILL CONSIDER YOUR DOG MOLLY by DAVID LEHMAN JEWISH GRAVEYARDS, ITALY by PHILIP LEVINE NATIONAL THOUGHTS by YEHUDA AMICHAI SOUNDS OF THE RESURRECTED DEAD MAN'S FOOTSTEPS (#3): 2. ANGEL ... by MARVIN BELL TIS A LITTLE JOURNEY by ANONYMOUS |
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