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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 28 November 2016

On Temporary Absences


It isn’t so much
not being with you
     at times,
that makes me sad;
rather the thought of you,
     alone,
doing familiar things
that I’ve seen you do,
     but without me.

And
it isn’t really
not being with you
     at times,
that makes me blue;
rather the photographic image
     of us,
doing familiar things
that we have always done
     together.

And
it isn’t so much
that such a long time
     must pass
before our time begins;
rather the fear that then,
     beginning,
our years will pass so quickly
that much will be left
     unsaid,
     undone.

~James Douglas Fanning

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