The Kingdom
The Kingdom
At times
the heart
stands back
and looks at the body,
looks at the mind,
as a lion
quietly looks
at the not-quite-itself,
not-quite-another,
moving of shadows and grass.
Wary, but with interest,
considers its kingdom.
Then seeing
all that will be,
heart once again enters --
enters hunger, enters sorrow,
enters finally losing it all.
To know, if nothing else,
what it once owned.
~ Jane Hirshfield ~
(The October Palace)
Labels: Poetry
posted by Soulknitting at
1:53 PM
3 Comments:
Can I get a copy of the Clapotis Spreadsheet? The sidebar doesn't open for me.
Thanks.
great shot!
I'm looking for a spreadsheet too
It won't come up. I keep getting the web has shut down.
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