According to
the calendar
there is an order to everything –
autumn must
exit before
old man winter comes a calling.
Otherwise,
the snow will come
and weigh the branches down –
until all
the branches will
be broken on the ground.
There is a reason
for every season.
I questioned
when death knocked and
so very rudely took you away –
if it were
up to me it
would have played out a different way.
I know not
the purpose here
but I know there is one –
every day,
every moment,
holds a cherished lesson.
There is a reason
for every season.
© 2013 ck’s days
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Loved the verse. What resonated for me are these line, and I quote,
“I know not
the purpose here
but I know there is one –”
What is this sense that we carry of an overarching purpose even though we no not what it is? Such a sense cannot be from our socialisation. This then becomes the start of our spirituality.
Shakti
Thank you for reading and for your comment.
I agree our spirituality comes not from our surroundings but what is within us. It is out sense of divine qualities that elevate and pull us through the mire of tribulation. I, for one, am grateful for that.
Thanks again for stopping by!
That is great awareness. Love to see you passing by my post sometimes.
As much as we humans rarely like change, if everything stayed the same and lasted forever – I think that would be a little frightening, we might even feel desperate enough to want to be able to end things! 🙂
And really, we need change to progress. Sure, I’d like to control some of the change thrown my way but I wouldn’t choose wisely. Like you said, it would be a little frightening!