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Main Entry: zeph·yr
Pronunciation: 'ze-f&r
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English
Zephirus, west wind (personified), from Latin Zephyrus, god of the west
wind & zephyrus west wind, zephyr, from Greek Zephyros & zephyros
Date: 1611
1 a : a breeze from the west
b : a gentle breeze
2 : any of various lightweight fabrics and articles
of clothing
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| The Westerly Wind asserting his/her * sway from
the south-west quarter is often like a monarch gone mad, driving forth
with wild imprecations the most faithful of his/her courtiers to
shipwreck, disaster, and death.
Joseph
Conrad (1857-1924), Polish-born English novelist. The Mirror of the
Sea, ch. 26 (1906).
* note - Conrad perceived the west
wind as a masculine entity,as did the Greeks, but I personally prefer to
perceive it as an androgynous entity, so I have inserted "her" to
interrupt any linear thinking on the part of my dear readers. Please humor
or at least tolerate my little idiosyncrasy.
Also see Apocalypse
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Who has seen the wind?
Neither you nor I:
But when the trees bow down their heads,
The wind is passing by.
Christina
Rossetti (1830-94), English poet, lyricist. Who Has Seen the Wind?,
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| Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May.
William Shakespeare (1564-1616), English dramatist, poet.
Sonnet 18, "Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?" |
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So I knelt there at the delta
at the alpha and the omega
I knelt there
like one who believes
And like a blessing come from heaven
for something like a second
I was cured, and my heart
was at ease
--Leonard
Cohen "Light as the Breeze" |
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"I will tell you the truth, no one can enter
the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit. Flesh gives
birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit. You should not be
surprised at my saying, 'You must be born again.' The wind blows wherever
it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from
or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit."
--Jesus (John 3:5-8)
thanks
to Gibralto the Omega woman |
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Apocalypse Now Quotes
" We train young men to drop fire on people. But their commanders won't
allow them to write fuck on their airplanes because it's obscene! " ( Colonel
Kurtz )
" The horror. The horror. " ( Colonel Kurtz )
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