Vee Bdosa Poet Lyric

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See, here is a bit of Celt History, I being of Celtic roots, and it is about this beautiful French Celt girl, it was the land of Gaul back then, her name was Gyptis, and if this is a little deep, it really does tell a story, but more importantly, her name, I have heard, is short for our word GYP today. And so it is what many scientists today call the ITER, International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor. When completed by over 18 international communities, including France, Russia, China, the United Sates and several African nations, this monstrosity will produce 100,000 times the magnetic force of our Planet, Earth. That is a lot of push and pull, and it is being built this very day near Marseille, France. Is it one big Gyptis? If it is, it will just explode and there will be no more Marseill, nor Kansas City, nor Miami Beach, nor Moscow, nor Tehran, well you get the picture. LOL

Birth of Marseille

THE BIRTH OF MARSEILLE
This was the feast of a marriage decree,
first of his daughters to be,
but she must hide til the feasting was done,
before he'd let her pick one.

Gyptis, the daughter of Celt royalty,
her father reigned to the sea;
down on the beach he would offer her hand,
but who she chose was not planned.

He was a strange one from faraway tales
sailing on Aegean sails,
looking for somewhere he might not grow old
before his story is told.

His brother Simon, and Protis was he;
putting to Gaul from the sea,
came to the wedding where Gyptis would say
whom she would marry this day.

Protis was quick in requesting a share
of all the land he saw there,
and in his argueing, he was a stone,
like the king had never known.

From her seclusion she went to the shore,
gold for her suitors she wore,
egg-yolk and ashes to brighten her hair,
she counted all who were there.

Her father smiled when she offerred her hand,
"Protis, you've got your new land,
all of the world will remember this day
as the birth of Marseilles."
     ©  ron wilson ARBUTHNOT 
aka vee bdosa the doylestown Poet

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Judy Konos September 6, 2015 at 6:43 PM I thought you might enjoy the song...it's so lovely....and so you.....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwWHfSyo1ig

Vee Bdosa September 6, 2015 at 6:30 PM Nope, Judy I never made it out of Margeritaville. hic

Judy Konos September 6, 2015 at 4:49 PM Ever listen to Jimmy Buffet- COAST OF MARSEILLES - your poetry reminded me of my favorite song...thanks...... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwWHfSyo1ig Vee Bdosa September 6, 2015 at 6:30 PM Nope, Judy I never made it out of Margeritaville. hic