The Great Wheel of Cosmic Fate
continues to turn...endlessly.
In the myriad manifestations
of my malleable spirit, I encompass
all space and time, all phases
of existence, from amoeba to angel.
I have crawled from alluvial slime;
felt the first stirrings of awareness
as I walked upright on the plains of Africa -
and I remember the long fall from grace,
the banishment from the Halls of Heaven,
the treachery of angels.
I have watched sunlight soften the walls of Troy,
wild winds shriek their fury over angry oceans,
and I have drank the bitter bile of defeat.
As a dolphin, I have plumbed the liquid depths;
as a vulture, I have tasted carrion flesh;
as a man, I am both god and mortal.
From lowliest germ to mouse and man,
my spirit dances to the Karmic Plan.
A contest entry
- Reincarnation by islekine.
460 points, ended April 23, 12 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
Comments
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Wonderful write!!!
Third stanza is awesome! Thanks so much for entering!
Best wishes in the contest and always!
Write on!
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Very well done This was well written and enthralling as I read along
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Yowzers, great poem, Bill, and I love the last couplet, love it.
Well done pal.
Alex.
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