A hundred kilometers north of Puerto Madryn,
chemtrails pattern the Patagonian dawn.
What can be going on here,
where the population is dwarfed
by that of our cruise ship,
gliding miles offshore?
On our balcony,
naked and wondering,
I point my camera
at an unknown sky.
February or March, 2016
Monday, May 15, 2017
Saturday, May 13, 2017
PSALM 23 (24)
The land and its fullness
are the Lord's,
as is the world
and its inhabitants,
for he has founded it
upon the seas,
and established it
upon the rivers.
Who ascends the
mountain of the Lord,
and shall stand in
his holy place,
with innocent hands
and clean of heart,
who has not raised up
his soul in vain,
and who has not
sworn falsely,
that one shall receive
the blessing of the Lord
and justice from God,
his savior.
This is the generation
of those who seek him,
of those who seek the face
of the God of Jacob.
Raise up your heads,
O gates,
be raised, O eternal
portals,
and the king of glory
will enter.
Who is this king
of glory?
The Lord, strong and powerful,
The Lord, strong in battle.
Raise up your heads,
O gates,
Rise up, O eternal
portals,
and the king of glory
will enter.
Who is this king
of glory?
The Lord of armies,
he is the king
of glory.
The land and its fullness
are the Lord's,
as is the world
and its inhabitants,
for he has founded it
upon the seas,
and established it
upon the rivers.
Who ascends the
mountain of the Lord,
and shall stand in
his holy place,
with innocent hands
and clean of heart,
who has not raised up
his soul in vain,
and who has not
sworn falsely,
that one shall receive
the blessing of the Lord
and justice from God,
his savior.
This is the generation
of those who seek him,
of those who seek the face
of the God of Jacob.
Raise up your heads,
O gates,
be raised, O eternal
portals,
and the king of glory
will enter.
Who is this king
of glory?
The Lord, strong and powerful,
The Lord, strong in battle.
Raise up your heads,
O gates,
Rise up, O eternal
portals,
and the king of glory
will enter.
Who is this king
of glory?
The Lord of armies,
he is the king
of glory.
Thursday, May 11, 2017
PSALM 22 (23)
The Lord is my shepherd,
I shall lack nothing.
He has set me
in pastures of herbs
and led me to waters
where I may rest.
He has refreshed
my soul.
He has led me
on paths of justice
for his name's sake,
and if I should walk
in the valley of death
I shall not fear evil,
because you are with me.
Your rod and your staff
will comfort me.
You set a table before me
in sight of my enemies,
you anointed my head
with oil.
My cup is overflowing.
Goodness and mercy
shall follow me
all the days of my life,
and in length of days
I shall dwell
in the house
of the Lord.
The Lord is my shepherd,
I shall lack nothing.
He has set me
in pastures of herbs
and led me to waters
where I may rest.
He has refreshed
my soul.
He has led me
on paths of justice
for his name's sake,
and if I should walk
in the valley of death
I shall not fear evil,
because you are with me.
Your rod and your staff
will comfort me.
You set a table before me
in sight of my enemies,
you anointed my head
with oil.
My cup is overflowing.
Goodness and mercy
shall follow me
all the days of my life,
and in length of days
I shall dwell
in the house
of the Lord.
PSALM 21 (22)
O God, my God, why have you
abandoned me,
far from my saving,
and from the words of my cries?
My God, I shall cry out
by day,
and you will not listen,
and by night,
I have no peace.
But you in your holy place
live in the praise of Israel.
Our forefathers have
trusted in you,
they trusted,
and you saved them.
They cried out to you,
and they were saved.
They trusted in you,
and were not mistaken.
But I am a worm
and not a man,
scorned by others
and despised by the people.
All who see me
deride me, muttering
and shaking their heads.
"Let the Lord save him who
took refuge in him,
let him free him
if he loves him."
But it is you who brought me
from the womb,
safe at the breasts of my mother.
From my mother's womb
you have been my God.
Do not be far away,
because trouble is near,
and there is no one
to help.
Young bulls have surrounded me,
fat bulls encircled me,
they opened their mouths over me,
like a ravenous, roaring lion.
Like water I was poured out,
and all my bones were out of joint,
my heart was like melted wax
in my stomach.
My strength has dried up
like a potsherd,
and my tongue sticks to
the roof of my mouth,
and you have pulled me down
into the dust of death.
Hunters have surrounded me,
a council of evil has
walled me in,
they have bound my hands
and my feet,
I can count all my bones,
which they, looking on,
have seen in me.
They divided my clothing
among them,
and threw dice
for my garment..
But you, O Lord, do not
be far.
O my strength,
hurry to my aid,
save my soul
from the sword,
my life from
the hands of the dog,
save me from the
mouth of the lion,
and from the horns
of unicorns--
hear me!
I shall tell of your name
to my brothers,
in the middle of the congregation
I will praise you.
You who fear the Lord,
praise him!
Glorify him,
all you seed of Jacob!
Fear him, all you
seed of Israel,
for he has not looked down on
nor had contempt for
the lowliness of the poor,
and has not hid his face
from them,
and when they cried out,
he heard them.
My praise is with you
in the great congregation,
I shall pay my vows
in the sight of those
who fear you.
The poor shall eat
and be filled,
they who seek the Lord
shall praise him.
May their hearts
live forever.
All the ends of the earth
shall remember
and turn to the Lord,
and all nations
shall worship before him,
for the kingdom
is the Lord's
and he shall rule over
the peoples.
All the proud of the earth
shall have eaten and worshiped,
and all those who fall to dust
shall bend the knee
before his face.
My soul lives for him,
and my seed shall serve him.
A generation to come
will be told of the Lord,
and to them will be announced
the just works
that he has done.
O God, my God, why have you
abandoned me,
far from my saving,
and from the words of my cries?
My God, I shall cry out
by day,
and you will not listen,
and by night,
I have no peace.
But you in your holy place
live in the praise of Israel.
Our forefathers have
trusted in you,
they trusted,
and you saved them.
They cried out to you,
and they were saved.
They trusted in you,
and were not mistaken.
But I am a worm
and not a man,
scorned by others
and despised by the people.
All who see me
deride me, muttering
and shaking their heads.
"Let the Lord save him who
took refuge in him,
let him free him
if he loves him."
But it is you who brought me
from the womb,
safe at the breasts of my mother.
From my mother's womb
you have been my God.
Do not be far away,
because trouble is near,
and there is no one
to help.
Young bulls have surrounded me,
fat bulls encircled me,
they opened their mouths over me,
like a ravenous, roaring lion.
Like water I was poured out,
and all my bones were out of joint,
my heart was like melted wax
in my stomach.
My strength has dried up
like a potsherd,
and my tongue sticks to
the roof of my mouth,
and you have pulled me down
into the dust of death.
Hunters have surrounded me,
a council of evil has
walled me in,
they have bound my hands
and my feet,
I can count all my bones,
which they, looking on,
have seen in me.
They divided my clothing
among them,
and threw dice
for my garment..
But you, O Lord, do not
be far.
O my strength,
hurry to my aid,
save my soul
from the sword,
my life from
the hands of the dog,
save me from the
mouth of the lion,
and from the horns
of unicorns--
hear me!
I shall tell of your name
to my brothers,
in the middle of the congregation
I will praise you.
You who fear the Lord,
praise him!
Glorify him,
all you seed of Jacob!
Fear him, all you
seed of Israel,
for he has not looked down on
nor had contempt for
the lowliness of the poor,
and has not hid his face
from them,
and when they cried out,
he heard them.
My praise is with you
in the great congregation,
I shall pay my vows
in the sight of those
who fear you.
The poor shall eat
and be filled,
they who seek the Lord
shall praise him.
May their hearts
live forever.
All the ends of the earth
shall remember
and turn to the Lord,
and all nations
shall worship before him,
for the kingdom
is the Lord's
and he shall rule over
the peoples.
All the proud of the earth
shall have eaten and worshiped,
and all those who fall to dust
shall bend the knee
before his face.
My soul lives for him,
and my seed shall serve him.
A generation to come
will be told of the Lord,
and to them will be announced
the just works
that he has done.
MIXTOS - II
As retrogressivas unidades
se están uniendo,
en grave perigo poniendo
as nossas libertades.
Esto se va conectando
con passiones y amores
y os políticos están mostrando
suas verdadeiras cores.
The forces of retrogression
are uniting,
putting in grave danger
all our freedoms.
This is connected
with passions and loves,
and the politicians are showing
their true colors.
As retrogressivas unidades
se están uniendo,
en grave perigo poniendo
as nossas libertades.
Esto se va conectando
con passiones y amores
y os políticos están mostrando
suas verdadeiras cores.
The forces of retrogression
are uniting,
putting in grave danger
all our freedoms.
This is connected
with passions and loves,
and the politicians are showing
their true colors.
Tuesday, May 9, 2017
Monday, May 8, 2017
PSALM 20 (21)
O Lord, the king shall rejoice
in your strength
and he will exult most strongly
in your salvation.
You have given him
the desire of his heart
and have not deprived him
of a wish from his lips.
For you have granted him
sweet blessings,
you have placed on his head
a crown of precious stones.
He asked of you life
and you gave it to him,
and length of days forever.
Great is his glory
through your salvation.
Glory and majesty
you place upon him,
for you place upon him
eternal blessing.
Your face will fill him
with joy,
for the king trusts
in the Lord
and through the mercy
of the Most High
he shall not be moved.
May your hand find
all your enemies,
may your right hand
find those who hate you.
You will make them as
a fiery furnace
when you appear.
The Lord, in his wrath,
will cast them down
and consume them with fire,
their fruit shall be lost
from the earth,
and their seed from among
the sons of men,
for if they plan
evil against you,
they will not succeed,
for you put them to flight,
you draw your bow
in their face.
Rise up, O Lord,
in your power.
Let us sing and celebrate
your strength.
O Lord, the king shall rejoice
in your strength
and he will exult most strongly
in your salvation.
You have given him
the desire of his heart
and have not deprived him
of a wish from his lips.
For you have granted him
sweet blessings,
you have placed on his head
a crown of precious stones.
He asked of you life
and you gave it to him,
and length of days forever.
Great is his glory
through your salvation.
Glory and majesty
you place upon him,
for you place upon him
eternal blessing.
Your face will fill him
with joy,
for the king trusts
in the Lord
and through the mercy
of the Most High
he shall not be moved.
May your hand find
all your enemies,
may your right hand
find those who hate you.
You will make them as
a fiery furnace
when you appear.
The Lord, in his wrath,
will cast them down
and consume them with fire,
their fruit shall be lost
from the earth,
and their seed from among
the sons of men,
for if they plan
evil against you,
they will not succeed,
for you put them to flight,
you draw your bow
in their face.
Rise up, O Lord,
in your power.
Let us sing and celebrate
your strength.