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“Humans are amphibians – half spirit and half animal. As spirits they belong to the eternal world, but as animals they inhabit time.”
C. S. Lewis
Half life taking hold of me
Sunlight rising over a dark horizon
Climbing slowly in the sky
Golden light burning brightly
Trees shimmering like their leaves are aflame
Half life slowly closing on me
golden light burning brightly like leaves aflame
Blue sky showing clearly now
Yet eyes are softly closing
Clouds of filament white streaks float by
Breeze blows soft whitecaps in the ocean nearby
Dusk is falling swiftly now
Where has the day gone so swiftly
Half life riding even closer – but how
White caps piling high, breaking on the beach
Darkness falling – Moonlight rising
Stars glitter in the cold pure air
Where has the day gone
Where has it fled
I don’t know
Eyes wide open for a time
Yet everyone is going to sleep
Where are the connections the soul seeks
My eyes burn from the emptiness within
It has slipped from my grasp once more
Half life taking over me
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“Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning.”
Maya Angelou
No two human beings will see the same thing in exactly the same way, it’s what makes our experiences unique. Yet we must all try to reach each other, to feel for each other and try to understand each other. If we cannot do that, if we don’t wish to try to do that, then we have failed as a soul living an earthly existence.
Compassion for the people we meet, live with, or even by acknowledging their presence in our thoughts each day is a powerful gift. Sending gratitude to them, so that they may make of their lives all they possibly can. Only then can we rise above where we are and become all we can be.
This world is a beautiful place, yet even knowing this there will be times we wander in the dark. At those times we can only pray that someone will hear the unspoken plea and hold out the hand of friendship. Such is my belief. I pray I have the strength to offer a helping hand if I find someone in need, irrespective of how might feel. This is humanity.
May Blessings be yours every day. Know that all is well.
Ciao, Susan xx
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