Sometimes I am overcome with hubris and attempt to do things I probably should not. Below is my take on Ecclesiastes Chapter 3... which you have probably have heard as Pete Seeger's "Turn, Turn, Turn". Obviously I'm not Pete Seeger.
I wrote this after a long, long Yom Kippur day after having attended a break-the-fast on the Eleventh Day of Tishri, 5768 [2007]. I suppose that some time I will repost a essay about that particular day... but not today.
You can find a passable Mp3 recording of the song HERE [My Google Drive]
It is played in an open E tuning
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A Season is Set for Everything
CHORUS
A season is set for everything
a place and time for every deed
For above and below Heaven
A place and time for ev'ry need
There's a time for bein' born
and a time to pass away
A time for us to sow our seeds
and a time to clear the weeds away
There's a time for taking life
and a time for hurts to heal
There's a time for tearing down
and a time to build what we feel
There's a time for us to weep
And a time to share our joy
There's a time for us to wail in sorrow
And a time to dance once more
A season is set for everything
a place and time for every deed
For above and below Heaven
A place and time for ev'ry need
There's a time for us to sling a stone
And a time to gather together stone
There's a time for us to embrace
and a time to stand alone
There's a time for seeking
and a time to lose our way
There's a time for keeping
and a time for casting away
There's a time for ripping cloth
and a time to mend the break
There's a time for silence
and a time to speak for Heaven's Sake
A season is set for everything
a place and time for every deed
For above and below Heaven
A place and time for ev'ry need
There is a time for us to love
and a time for hostility
There's a time for making war
and a time for loving serenity
A season is set for everything
a place and time for every deed
For above and below Heaven
A place and time for ev'ry need
Repeat 2x and fade
Written the Eleventh Day of Tishri, 5768
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