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If “music is in the space between the notes”
as Debussy wrote,
then love is also
in the emptiness
between the lover
and the beloved:
between the hand reaching to help
and the one in need,
between the sorrow
and the joy,
between the loss
and the healing,
between a prayer spoken
and the latticed silence of listening,
between a pilgrim on the way
and the difficult conversion,
between the grace offered
and gently received,
between the dwindling threads of light
and the shawl of night,
between the last heart beat
and none returning,
in the truth
and love embracing,
the trinity
and the three.
Your best ever, Cynthia! Just amazing! I'm deeply moved by the truth of your words.
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ReplyDeleteThis piece is so nice. I feel like the simplicity of the couplets bolsters the simplicity of your premise: if this, then that/if music, then love. "the latticed silence of listening" is my favorite phrase - such beautiful language. I appreciate, too, the relationship between "threads" and "shawl" in the 10th stanza. The love that exists in the space between is such a profound image and belief. It brings with it a soft peace. Many blessings to you!
Your critique is so insightful! Thank you friend...I'm on my way over to your place!!
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