Eternity…. by Atul Singh




A piece of eternity, is eternity still

like love is, I suppose

can a part of anything, ever be

less than the whole


is a drop of water not wet

or a singular ray, not light

is a patch of sky, less than itself

can infinity be, little or more?


is the piece of Divinity in us

not The Divine Mother herself

through the entire Existence

who projects herself forth?


can something that wasn’t

ever be?

can something that is

not be anymore?


or, do we drift on a raft

on the river of time

and what is and isn’t are just

our shifting gaze upon the shore


maybe everything that ever will be,

always was

and nothing really 

comes or goes


maybe our senses

play tricks upon us

walking us through a maze

they themselves put forth


can something that wasn’t

ever be

can something that is not 

exist anymore?

can anything quite, ever be

less than the whole


Atul Singh

Comments

  1. AnonymousDecember 2, 2024 at 7:39 AM

    Wah wah ! 🙏

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  2. AnonymousDecember 2, 2024 at 2:17 PM

    A very nice perspective and put through very touching metaphors.

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  3. AnonymousDecember 2, 2024 at 7:11 PM

    Resonates with me. Well articulated 👏🏽👏🏽

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  4. AnonymousDecember 3, 2024 at 1:07 AM

    Brilliant

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  5. NayanaDecember 3, 2024 at 4:30 AM

    This isn't conjecture is it, its an epiphany, arrived at after years of, or who knows maybe many lifetimes worth of pondering :-) everything that can ever be , already is...can you write more, can we maybe write more on this?

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