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[aid] => Mick
[title] => The Zodiac LEO
[time] => 2003-07-11 10:35:00
[hometext] => This was composed to honor the LEO par excellence, - my brother.
[bodytext] =>  LEO THE LION Sun-ruled Jul 23 - Aug 23 Associated deeply with the heart The Leo is the fifth upon the chart Of zodiacal signs and symbols bright At Babylon they called him "The Great Light". His kindliness is great, but Oh!- his ire When challenged can be terrible,- for fire Is glorious King Leo's element That with a roar demands acknowledgement. He may be tender, merciful, we are told;- Strong sinews twine around his heart of gold. Majestic, dignified, - this king, - the Lion As fierce-maned progeny, proud heir and scion . Of the resplendent Sun-God Jupiter He'll roar with might to get his Lion's Share . His purring does bespeak contentedness; But when annoyed, his roar is ominous; Announces discontent,- so please beware; Bow low, but do not go into his lair. What pity! - little tells mythology Of Leo’s exploits and ferocity. Aesop alone presents us with a tale, In which the Lion’s mercy did prevail When he released a little mouse with grace;- The mouse, in turn, released him from a brace When he lay vanquished, shackled on the ground With heavy rope and cruel fetters bound;- Defeated, doom- consigned, beyond all hope,- The mouse came nibbling, gnawing on the rope Until it snapped at last - What brave a deed! The lion by the little mouse was freed.! And Aesop adds onto his tale that since This episode throughout the vast province King Leo did proclaim a new decree That granted mice perpetual amnesty. The Lion’s eminence, - his high prestige- Is grounded deeply in “Noblesse Oblige”! His generosity is proverbial- A host magnanimous and liberal; But be respectful, - in all things defer- Remember his due awe and “ Lion’s Share”! El Haganah* wrote in his star-lit tower: “The Lion loves the SPLENDOR of his power; While old Uranus,- world-wise,- did admit He only likes the EXERCISE of it;-. POSSESSION though of power’s pithy bone Belongs to stolid Capricorn alone”. Yet, Leo’s image proudly oversees Cathedral pulpits, temples, palaces, As undisputed Lord and Sovereign He rules as guardian his vast domain. Should independence flout his royal sway- Fear not! - King Leo gives no rights away.! Artists portray him with so many a feature; Such as a winged apocalyptic creature.-. The promise of whose influence is high On planet earth and in the starry sky. *El Haganah = Pseudonym for C.E.O. Carter Astrologer and well-known writer on astrological subjects. Best wishes to all Leos! [comments] => 6 [counter] => 204 [topic] => 42 [informant] => Elizabeth_Dandy [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 0 [ratings] => 0 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => mythology )
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