“I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky, And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by; And the wheel’s kick and the wind’s song and the white sail’s shaking, And a grey mist on the sea’s face, and a grey dawn breaking. – (From SEA FEVER by John Masefield from Poetry Foundation’s Collection)
“Naphtali is abounding with the favor of the Lord and is full of his blessing; he will inherit southward to the lake.” – (Deuteronomy 33:23)
“They came on one of April’s most brilliant days–a day as sparkling as a newly-washed lemon…a day when even the shadows were a mélange of blue and orange and jade, like the shadows that poured from the tipsy brush of Monet.” – (Beverley Nichols)
“Far up in the deep blue sky, Great white clouds are floating by; All the world is dressed in green; Many happy birds are seen, Roses bright and sunshine clear Show that lovely June is here.” — (F. G. Sanders)
“Dan is a lion’s cub, springing out of Bashan.” – (Deuteronomy 33:22.)