Wednesday, December 11, 2024

The Poet: Jesús Papoleto Meléndez, "In a Grain of Sand"

"Life is the hyphen between matter and spirit."
- A.W. and J.C. Hare, 
"Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers," 1827
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"In a Grain of Sand" 
 To see a world in a grain of sand … 
 from “Auguries of Innocence” by William Blake 

 "We are Starseeds, every one of us – 
 you & me, 
 & me and you 
 & him & her, 
 & them & they
 & those Who know of this are truly blessed … 

 True for all living beings, beings living – 
 not humans only, 
 but ants & trees & the open breeze, 
 things that breathe air or fire, water, 
earth all kinds of dust & dirt, 
 particles a part of all,
 all a part of 
 Everything that is in everything; 

 Thus, it Sings!!! 
 & its song is Life, 
 & Life is!!!  
 ... a seed of Stars, 
 the dust of Suns & Moons ,
rocks & dust & outer smoke in outer space, 
 Floating in a bath of timelessness, 
 counted, measured numbered by some species – 
 others caring not; 
 Science & Mathematics 
 trying to plot Poetry in motion, 
 Motion in a Helix’s curve, 
 And Life on Earth becomes visible
 to You through the naked I! "

- Jesús Papoleto Meléndez 
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“We are travelers on a cosmic journey, stardust, swirling and dancing in the eddies and whirlpools of Infinity. Life is Eternal. We have stopped for a moment to encounter each other, to meet, to love, to share. This is a precious moment. It is a little parenthesis in Eternity.”
- Paulo Coelho
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