Dec 20 2008
On the seventh day of Christmas…
In my search for significance of the seventh gift, I discovered that the seven swans are to blame for the leaning Tower of Pisa! How droll! I don’t know who wrote this little poem, but it made my day, so I will share it’s cleverness with you:
“On a tall tower seven swans sat.
One was skinny but six were fat.
All day long they did dine
on pasta, bread, and vintage wine.
Too stuffed to swim,
they caused a scene
when the tower began to lean.”
So there you go, the seven swans were Italian, and caused all sorts of problems because they ate too much. The zoo-keepers are right: the moral of the story is, do not feed the birds.
The seven swans a-swimming also represent the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, and for the details I refer you to none other than the Bible: Romans 12:6-8. Read and enjoy!
