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Life and death,
a twisted vine sharing a single root
A water bright green
stretching to top a twisted yellow
only to wither itself
as another green unfolds overhead
One leaf atop another
yet under the next;
a vibrant tapestry of arcs and falls
all in the act of becoming
Death is the passing of life
And life
is the stringing together of so many little passings.
--Rabbi Rami M Shapiro
When I read first read this selection, I found this an oddly compelling image. I see the caduceus...or a strand of DNA. Meeting...joining...parting, an eternal dance of beginnings, endings and beginnings.
a twisted vine sharing a single root
A water bright green
stretching to top a twisted yellow
only to wither itself
as another green unfolds overhead
One leaf atop another
yet under the next;
a vibrant tapestry of arcs and falls
all in the act of becoming
Death is the passing of life
And life
is the stringing together of so many little passings.
--Rabbi Rami M Shapiro
When I read first read this selection, I found this an oddly compelling image. I see the caduceus...or a strand of DNA. Meeting...joining...parting, an eternal dance of beginnings, endings and beginnings.
