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I bathed, one day, in the Dead Sea, My belly floated like a piece of wood The water was so salty, it stung the skin It was necessary to go out and take a good shower, I have not known Jesus, me, nor Jean Baptiste, I have not known Simon, nor the small fishermen, I have not been a saint, nor seen silver nets, I have let the sun do its work of sun, I bathed, one day, on the Dead Sea, Between Syria and Palestine, looking at Israel pure, My belly floated like a piece of wood The fame of the place, has enlightened my soul. Je me suis baigné, un jour, dans la Mer Morte, Mon ventre flottait comme un bout de bois, L’eau était si salée, qu’elle piquait la peau Il fallut en sortant prendre une bonne douche, Je n’ai pas Connu Jésus, moi, ni Jean Baptiste, Je n’ai pas connu Simon, ni les petits pêcheurs, Je n’ai pas vu de saint, ni de filets d’argent, J’ai laissé le soleil faire son œuvre de soleil, Je me suis baigné, un jour, sur la Mer Morte, Entre Syrie et Palestine, regardant Israël la pure, Mon ventre flottait comme un bout de bois, La renommée de l’endroit, a éclairé mon âme.

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Date: 4/8/2025 10:54:00 AM
Hello Yann Rolland, Is it true that the Dead Sea has health benefits ? Does it really help people with their health? Enjoy your day my friend. /Darlene/
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Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 4/10/2025 9:46:00 AM
Hello Yann, you are welcome. ki heard this to. yet i do not know if that is true. Enjoy your day my frikend. /Darlene/
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Yann Rolland
Date: 4/10/2025 6:23:00 AM
thanks darlene for stopping by, i heard too that salted water can cure some illness, don't really know, immersion change mind and body, really, and there is a lot of sun, i guess you are right, enjoyed your comment
Date: 4/5/2025 7:17:00 PM
A nice poem, Yann, so rich with history! Perhaps the waters retain a bit of the past.
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Yann Rolland
Date: 4/10/2025 6:21:00 AM
what a beautiful comment dear poet, you touched my heart blessings
Date: 4/3/2025 12:35:00 AM
Dear Yann; thats so nice you got to experience swimming in dead sea, how nice! I would love to experience that too, i think its also near jordan? I love how you've written here "I have not been a saint, nor seen silver nets, I have let the sun do its work of sun," such humble words so well delivered! I love the sincerity of your voice in those lines! Pleasure reading your poem. Sending you light always
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Yann Rolland
Date: 4/3/2025 9:32:00 AM
thanks IE, may be you are right, it could be jordan more than Syria, i travelled both, your words are so precious thanks
Date: 4/1/2025 5:49:00 PM
A memorable experience for you, my friend. A wonderful poem to mark the experience.
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Yann Rolland
Date: 4/1/2025 7:09:00 PM
thank you so much Jerry, for supporting words
Date: 4/1/2025 9:05:00 AM
These are some significant figures in Christianity , Yann. You floated as driftwood does. I think it's brilliant! ~
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Yann Rolland
Date: 4/1/2025 7:10:00 PM
thanks Anaya, this was really a remarkable experience and was so young in 1994 have a nice day
Date: 4/1/2025 3:41:00 AM
I too have floated in the dead sea. It was a strange, fascinating experience. The water is too salty there. It was during my trip to the Holy Land. Enjoyed reading your experience.
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Yann Rolland
Date: 4/1/2025 8:22:00 AM
thanks valsa for sharing your experience, so good are memories and i am grateful of that
Date: 3/31/2025 10:23:00 PM
This is one of your best here. It reminds of the time I floated in the Mediterranean Sea even though it was so cold. Just to say I had done it.
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Yann Rolland
Date: 4/1/2025 8:27:00 AM
thank you so much, andrea, for, our memories in Mediterranean sea, there are many differences between temperatures between France , Italy and turkey, or Syria, however west atlantic coast where i live in too cold for me, enjoyed your stopping by
Date: 3/31/2025 8:45:00 PM
Physical sensation with spiritual musings.Nice poem.
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Yann Rolland
Date: 4/1/2025 8:27:00 AM
thanks akham for the supportive comment
Date: 3/31/2025 12:37:00 PM
So interesting! I might get to see the sea in February…we will see.
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Yann Rolland
Date: 4/1/2025 8:28:00 AM
Thanks Kim for stopping by, all experiences are precious and memorable
Date: 3/31/2025 9:37:00 AM
hmmm we can swim the waters many times and never see and then one day, the light goes on and the heart opens and the arms feel and we know, that they were blessed from the very start, :)
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Yann Rolland
Date: 4/1/2025 8:30:00 AM
thank you so much rose, for the spiritual and graceful comment, enjoyed your subtle message
Date: 3/31/2025 4:29:00 AM
Yann, I would like to visit that area, but alas at my age, I know that is an impossibility. With the war going on as well not very safe. Someday I think something is going to happen and that trapped water will get opened up and it will become a nice running stream. Sara K
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Yann Rolland
Date: 4/1/2025 8:33:00 AM
may be, sara, may be this will happen some day, i will not be there too, enjoyed your very interesting comment blessings
Date: 3/31/2025 3:06:00 AM
I was invited once to go to the Dead Sea, but I preferred the Chelsea Flower Show in London. Salt is not good for me. Yet I liked your poem.
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Yann Rolland
Date: 4/1/2025 8:36:00 AM
thanks victor for your comment, i am fascinated by middle east, but your choice was the good one, if you had troubles with salt, here this was unbearable really enjoyed your stopping by
Date: 3/31/2025 2:04:00 AM
- When visiting Jordan, the Dead Sea is a highlight, Yann ...float like a wine cork :))) - hugs
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Yann Rolland
Date: 4/1/2025 8:37:00 AM
thanks anne lise, your image is better than mine, wine cork float really on water, enjoyed your comment blessings

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