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Who is the Star ? By Garden Gazer Solstice 12/22/21 Kingfisher Fisher king ? Turquoise and poised in Ceylon Burnt sienna beak of red Alludes to Twin llumined frangipani flowers and more…. Temple white Center Yellow bright Plu- m e r i a Bunga kemboja Dok Champa of Laos Swahili love letters Often found in graveyards Scented Life among the so called dead Tall and gnarled Pagoda trees Plumeria alba Childhood reveries a loft Branches warp and weft scaffolding for oblong-lanceolate leaves Luscious green dark & waxy Creating portals Mystery upon mystery Tapestry blueprint Gaia miniature Moment in Flight captured Stillness Liberated and Free Who is the Star? ——/// In Arthurian legend, the Fisher King (French: Roi pêcheur; Welsh: Brenin Pysgotwr), also known as the Wounded King or Maimed King (Roi blessé, in Old French Roi Méhaigné, Welsh: Brenin Clwyfedig), is the last in a long bloodline charged with keeping the Holy Grail. Versions of the original story vary widely, but he is always wounded in the legs or groin and incapable of standing. All he is able to do is fish in a small boat on the river near his castle, Corbenic, and wait for some noble who might be able to heal him by asking a certain question. In later versions, knights travel from many lands to try to heal the Fisher King, but only the chosen can accomplish the feat. This is achieved by Percival alone in the earlier stories; he is joined by Galahad and Bors in the later one
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