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Retired from 10 years in the Canadian Navy, and 28 years in the Canadian Diplomatic Service, with postings in Beijing, Mexico City, Sri Lanka, Romania, Abu Dhabi, Guyana, Ireland, Trinidad, and, last but not least, India.

Monday, 7 May 2007

If Today Is All There Is





If today is all there is,
and Spring’s promise in the air
leaves Winter chill behind,
while a gentle southwest breeze
scours cobwebs from my mind,
     I am content.

If tomorrow I am gone,
I have known the love of family,
and the comfort of a friend,
the laughter of my children,
summer days that never end:
     I am complete.

Should tomorrow be without me,
my children understand
that they are one with me,
and the lives they live
will echo of my touch:
     I am part of them.

When the East wind blows tomorrow,
with the perfume of the sea,
the world will turn as ever,
no less for losing me.
My life as celebration:
     the way I chose to go.

If today is all there is
then I rejoice in all it brings:
I weep with each new sorrow,
and sing with each new joy.
I treat each day as Heaven,
     and today is all there is.

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The Ancient Hippie

The Ancient Hippie
Natraj dances with us all.

Welcome, and Namaste

Greetings fellow travellers,

For you American friends visiting, you will notice that this old Canadian uses Canadian English in this blog: kindly bear with me. As I blog primarily on subjects that are vitally interesting to me, I appreciate all feedback.

As I tend to be a bit of a language usage freak, I will, as required, edit obscenity and rude comments. That said, I welcome your opinions and discussion.

May your Dharma be clear

Peace

"If we shadows have offended,
Think but this, and all is mended:
That you have but slumb'red here,
While these visions did appear."


Puck’s epilogue to A Midsummer Night’s Dream