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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.

Friday, 8 July 2016

Soul Fugue





Soul Fugue

All things must end,
but is the ending
an absolute?
Is not that end
a shining doorway
that opens to a new beginning?
Does the phoenix not spring,
singing,
from its ashes
into a different sky?

Nataraj dances
while the cosmic wheel turns:
endings and beginnings
are defined
by point of view.


1 comment:

dreamshaper said...

Very interesting ruminations Jim. I seem to be able to see all sides. I don't have a firm point of view myself.... maybe that will change some day.... keep thinking.... keep writing...it is helpful.

The Ancient Hippie

The Ancient Hippie
Natraj dances with us all.

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"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