You know when it rained like hell
and the Nile swelled up, like an asp
that had overeaten, and the alligators
even took some lives of cultivators
Joseph looked at the skies, and informed
the Pharaoh that there would be years of drought
so, to stockpile for the drought years to follow!
And so, it was that the rainy year
was followed by years of drought. So grateful
was the Pharaoh to Joseph, that he made
Joseph his chief. And later, Joseph’s
daughter was married to the Pharoah’s son!
Of course, the Egyptian priesthood didn’t like it one bit!
But the Egyptian and Habiru lines were thus destined to merge!
Did Joseph feel the pain, of moving to this new rich foreign land
and thereby, losing his father Jacob in this lifetime?
Jacob the grand guardian of Israel! The lion of Judah!
But such is the miracle of fate, that the broken lineage is once more restored!
Was not Jacob, the father of Joseph, Mary’s husband
And so, Yakov (James the Just) the son of Joseph
And Jacao was the father of Salvador
Yes, they have tried to take away my Dad from me much too often
Rachel should know! Sarah should know!
And I have a vision of a baby boy swaddled in muslin
longing to be touched by the embrace of my soul
And if I dream that I can make it real
Some day, some time, a moment in time
fully knowing that my dad is the flesh of my soul!
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