(Zechariah 9:9) Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.
----------------------/Vienna Girardi, I Would Lay Palms at the Foot of an Ass For You
Vienna, baby
I am your love slave, forever
[prophet of romance, messiah of glamour, savior of wedded bliss
born of a sinless Virgin womb
you give sight to the blind unable to envision feminine grace
you feed famished crowds,
starving to harken to words from the lips of a beautiful woman]
make me your disciple, I swear I would follow you anywhere
even to Bethpage, past the burial grounds on the Mount of Olives
and do any sort of menial task
because falling for you is as easy as untying a donkey
with a colt by her, and laying the cloaks of my stark loyalty on both
(these are agents of my desire to woo you, pacing slowly yet assuredly:
never giving up)
so if you ride them you would be comfortable
at ease, perched in a position of honor. Let me aggrandize
you to great lengths, let me kiss you to no end
and lay palm branches of my expressed devotion
at your feet as you ride
(I would even lay myself down)
because this is the moment of my most anticipated ardor
when I scream Hosanna! – save me now!
from singleness, and loneliness, and a heart grown cold
from the Roman oppression of
lack of a warm touch, and someone to hug
from deprivation, and need, of a doting wife
You are the son of David, royal progeny
Prodigy of tenderness and mirth
entering the Holy City to rescue my world from melancholy
to Jerusalem
glorious
rejoice
(I am the daughter of Zion for you.... MARRY ME, VIENNA - FORGET JAKE!!!)
-------------Matthew 21:1-11
As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, "Go to the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt by her. Untie them and bring them to me. If anyone says anything to you, tell him that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away." This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet: "Say to the Daughter of Zion, 'See, your king comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.' “The disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them. They brought the donkey and the colt, placed their cloaks on them, and Jesus sat on them. A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted,
Hosanna to the Son of David!"
"Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!"
"Hosanna in the highest!"
When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, "Who is this?" The crowds answered, "This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee."
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