Re: The landlady's eyes opened wide with delight

On Mar 29, 2025, Blueshirt wrote
(in article <xn0p3vuq99ux29c005@post.eweka.nl>):

David Dalton wrote:
>

I have previously said that in the song Wild Rover
“The landlady’s eyes opened wide with delight.”
could refer to the waxing (opening) of the new/dark
moon (closed eye) to full moon (open eye).

>
Or, they were opening wide with delight at seeing a handful
of sovereign coins.
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I reckon you over-think things! ;-)

I liken the prodigal son’s years of wild roving to Rama’s
14 years in the wilderness, and to my 29 low/working
years, and the sovereigns bright to my hard negotiated
mystic proposal for the world developed during those
29 wilderness years. (On the other hand Jesus had
only 3 low/working years.)

However my attempt beginning this morning has failed
and I won’t try again until sunset tomorrow, regardless
of whether or not I sight the moon then.

--
David Dalton dalton@nfld.com https://www.nfld.com/~dalton (home page)
https://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page)
"I'm on my way; And I must flag the last train down"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_x0jjvslUuY (Bill Bourne - Baggins)