Journal entry 29 Oct 2009
‘Turning’
The sun rises and we say;
“Behold! A new day is born!”
The sun sets and we say;
“Behold! The day is dying!”
But the sun is only turning
To give life to another day!
With the first small cry we say;
“Behold! A child is born!”
With the final breath we say;
“Behold! The child is dying!”
But the soul is only turning
To live yet another day!
Copyright John Scott 2009
Author notes
Nicky, this is for your friend that you spoke of, I hope it is appropriate also it is for you in your time of sadness.
John
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john
Thankyou John, this is very beautiful... its so hard to know a good friend is dying.. thankyou for yr kind thoughts and words x
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It is the least I can do ...
Take care Nicky
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This brought a
Beautiful insight .
Born, into light, to return to light.
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It's the endless cycle yes!
Thank you
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OK John your insight is awesome you have so much to say..so deep in thought but with such true logic.. each word should come to mind.. but sometimes we fail to see this picture you have painted in life...beautiful dear one .. thank you for your insight to life hugs always Angel♥
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We all have our own pictures to paint sometimes they are obscure sometimes we have to adjust our eyes to know that we are sure!
Your responses are always accurate I admire the way you search between the lines
Much of my inspiration comes the feedback I receive; we draw from one another all the time
Thank you
John
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Nice comparison. Life, spirit continues on.
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Thank you for reading and your comment*john*
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Wonderful! The minute I read it this old song came to mind:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNopQq5lWqQ
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The minute I read your comment I knew what the song was! This is a fave of mine Pam, I know the Byrds made it big but I have heard Dylan do this but can't trace the albumn...the song was written by Pete Seeger back in 59, recorded in 62 ispired by Ecclesiastes3:1...another 'coincidence' as Ecclesiastes is my favourite book in the Bible, always has been!
Thanks so much for sharing this my friend!
J-J
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Ok i'll check it out in the morning Pinks me ain't too well lately
Take care
xxxx xxx
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Just a few moments before I read this lovely poem I was glancing at a picture on my fireplace of my sister inlaw who eight years ago past away or should I say turning to live yet another day, she died on the twenty first of October, 8 years from yesterday, she was seventeen an unexpected death.
I know it sounds silly but as I walked by I said to her picture, its beautiful where you are
then I read your lovely poem
this is beautiful John and I believe it is true
thank you for bring another smile
I am sure Nicky will smile as she reads this as well
God bles you my friend...
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That's a sad lil' story, tugs at my heart, and all these lil' connections...all I can say is God must be omnipresent/omniscient there's no doubt about it; unless of course you believe in cosmic connections, linking hearts and minds...but there again as you have said before; All is One!
Coincidence...phooey!
Thank you for sharing your story
Blessings
John
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Fantastic analogy. This would be the perfect words to share with a friend grieving the death of a loved one.
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Thank you Katie, that is very kind of you,
please check the Authour notes section
John
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I have a couple of friends grieving too. Hope you don't mind if I share your words with them too.
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No prob, I'll put it on your tab...haha!
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