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LITTLE GIDDING V
We shall not cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time.
Through the unknown, remembered gate
When the last of earth left to discover
Is that which was the beginning;
At the source of the longest river
The voice of the hidden waterfall
And the children in the apple-tree
Not known, because not looked for
But heard, half heard, in the stillness
Between the two waves of the sea.
Quick now, here, now, always--
A condition of complete simplicity
(Costing not less than everything)
And all shall be well and
All manner of things shall be well
When the tongues of flame are in-folded
Into the crowned knot of fire
And the fire and the rose are one. |
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T. S. Eliot
Mandala for World Peace
48 paper boats carrying a prayer for global unification
Rosa Mira Book'
s PR Person(ality)* gathers up his kids and his Licorice Allsort banners
and takes to the streets of Dunedin. (Artwork by RMB principal Penelope Todd.)
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*Ratty is no ordinary rodent. A creature of noble aspirations, his adventurous and unconventional family are pretty impressive, too. . . If you haven't already met them, you can do so here, here & here
Very nice prayer that Little Gidding.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Claire!
Hello dear Mim - it is a 'very nice prayer' isn't it?!
ReplyDeleteI still have a vivid image of you in your purple crocs, painting pears and tomatoes and onions with MS (the two of you eating said tomatoes for lunch). A warming image that makes me smile.
Love to you, C ; )