To MaryAnn on Her Birthday
“It was a very special night”
So tells the Oracle
“Jupiter was at harmony with himself
All the gods were
at peace with Jupiter
Mercury was busy
Putting on his golden
sandals
To dispatch the news to the world”
So tells the Oracle
“A special being was to be born
A goddess, a perfect soul
Beloved to Jupiter
Dear to Apollo
Jupiter himself chose her
Blessed her
Endowed her with such rare qualities
Like no one else before.
From Hera, his own mate
He took the graceful figure, sensuality
And jealousy
Wisdom and serenity he took from Athena
Beauty, femininity,
charm and sexuality
He borrowed from Aphrodite
From Diana he chose
devotion, love and strength”
So tells the Oracle
“He added stubbornness
and speed from the storm
Gentleness from the lamb and ferociousness
From the lion
The new born,
Conceived on the 8th day of Augustus’
victory Over the Tartars, August the 8th
Was named “Maiden of the
Sea”
“Lady in waiting”
So tells the Oracle
Centuries passed
The maiden traveled in time
Searching for her destiny
Until one day
A Phoenician sailor
A companion of Cadmus
Crossed to the new world
In search of a promised treasure
Hidden in the deep eyes of a
mysterious Mythical woman whose smile can tame the storm
Calm the ocean and raise a garden in the desert
They were destined to meet
Two strangers in a strange land
So tells the Oracle
In his eyesShe found a
homeAnd in her arms
The wanderer found a country
And the treasure
that he sought.
Every August 8th the stars line up
In a magical formation to forecast
The news anew”
So tells the Oracle.
Originally written in English
“It was a very special night”
So tells the Oracle
“Jupiter was at harmony with himself
All the gods were
at peace with Jupiter
Mercury was busy
Putting on his golden
sandals
To dispatch the news to the world”
So tells the Oracle
“A special being was to be born
A goddess, a perfect soul
Beloved to Jupiter
Dear to Apollo
Jupiter himself chose her
Blessed her
Endowed her with such rare qualities
Like no one else before.
From Hera, his own mate
He took the graceful figure, sensuality
And jealousy
Wisdom and serenity he took from Athena
Beauty, femininity,
charm and sexuality
He borrowed from Aphrodite
From Diana he chose
devotion, love and strength”
So tells the Oracle
“He added stubbornness
and speed from the storm
Gentleness from the lamb and ferociousness
From the lion
The new born,
Conceived on the 8th day of Augustus’
victory Over the Tartars, August the 8th
Was named “Maiden of the
Sea”
“Lady in waiting”
So tells the Oracle
Centuries passed
The maiden traveled in time
Searching for her destiny
Until one day
A Phoenician sailor
A companion of Cadmus
Crossed to the new world
In search of a promised treasure
Hidden in the deep eyes of a
mysterious Mythical woman whose smile can tame the storm
Calm the ocean and raise a garden in the desert
They were destined to meet
Two strangers in a strange land
So tells the Oracle
In his eyesShe found a
homeAnd in her arms
The wanderer found a country
And the treasure
that he sought.
Every August 8th the stars line up
In a magical formation to forecast
The news anew”
So tells the Oracle.
Originally written in English