Jimena and El Cid

By midnights voice

Jimena and El Cid

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The sands sleep beneath the mists

As the breath of time sets in

And the memory that I have of you

Settles soft upon my skin


I feel your hand entwined in mine

As you call me your "El Cid"

I return your pure devotion

"Jimena , I'll love you as long as I shall live"


And across the morning mists

We will walk hand in hand


A latter day I found a wonder

But nowhere near the age

I am sadden by the book

That has a many missing page


If you are my Jabal Tariq

Then I'll be your rock "El Cid"

Across the time there is such distance

That no man can be rid


Prerhaps in another lifetime

Closer we will be

You will be my Jabal Tariq

And I will be "El Cid"




El Cid - Name given to Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar by Moors
which means "The Lord or Master"

Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar - (1040 - 1099) Castilian General
and Spanish hero famous for fighting the Moors

Jimena Diaz - (1040 - 1099) Wife of "El Cid" who
succeeded her husband to the throne of
Valencia after her husbands death in 1099 .

Jabal Tariq - Moorish name (Mountain of Tariq)
given to the Rock of
Gibraltar

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Copyright 2018 midnights voice
Published on Sunday, February 18, 2018.     Filed under: "Graphic Art"
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  • dwells On Monday, February 19, 2018, dwells (4288)By person wrote:

    Great movie with Charlton Heston in the eponymous title role. Always an unexpected treat when a poem dispenses a dash of history into the composition MV. Some things never change...cheers! - Dan

  • Arwen On Sunday, February 18, 2018, Arwen (187)By person wrote:

    This reminds me of the movie I once watched called El Cid! Great photograph above!

  • midnights voice On Sunday, February 18, 2018, midnights voice (971)By person wrote:

    Thank you Wednesday for reading .

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