Before, Now, and After

Or… burning bright.

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When you arise in the morning, think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, and to love. Marcus Aurelius

In the beginning, it was not the body,
but the soul's embryo, a radiant wisp 
of celestial longing—the tiny dream 
that must be sown in a fleshy vessel
to grow and unfurl into a mortal life.…