Sunday, July 19, 2020

The Love Jam Of Nostradamus Comments

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Nostradamus (1503-66)is famous for his cryptic prophesies that have supposedly forecast major world events. He also had expertise as a pharmacist and a jam-maker. His most notorious formulation is a "love jam" that was based on mandrake fruits and other reputed aphrodisiacs. The recipe can be found in his 1555 ‘Treatise on cosmetics and jams'.

Here is a magic potion of great power
Go dawn-pick mandrake apples if you will
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Sheena Blackhall
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Rajnish Manga 19 July 2020

I appreciate your study of miscellaneous subjects and their poetic presentation, Dear Sheena Blackhall.

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Chinedu Dike 19 July 2020

Really an insightful bit of verse about 'The Man Who Saw Tomorrow'. Thanks for sharing this historically relevant poem. Remain enriched.

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