June 17, 2008 at 5:17 pm (Life)
Tags: beauty, death, Irish, John O'Donahue, legacy, philosopher, poet
I just found out something that literally stopped by heart.
My most cherished writer on this world passed away, this past January, and I was completely unaware. John O’Donahue is the author of Beauty: The Invisible Embrace, which is a book of such beauty and magnitude that I have been reading it for three years and only managed the first 100 pages.
I really can’t believe this. I went to his site to see if I’d perhaps be able to meet him when I went over to Ireland this Fall… only to find that he has passed. At least it was “peacefully in his sleep,” but still… I am devastated.
At least he left a beautiful legacy behind. I hope to one day follow in his footsteps.
www.jodonohue.com/
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June 17, 2008 at 12:58 am (Poetry)
Tags: loss, mirror, Poetry, reflection, secrets, self, self-awareness, self-concept, self-understanding, Sunshine
I glanced at the mirror today,
and was surprised to see
that there I was, looking back at me.
“It’s been so long,” I whispered.
My reflection smiled; I tried not to cry.
and
I felt all the pieces of me shift inside.
She’s never been one to reveal such secrets (to me),
but I could see it in her eyes:
her fragility.
I touched my fingertips to the glass,
where my eyes stared back,
and wondered how long
I could make this moment last.
“Where have you been,” I asked her softly,
but she looked away, to the side,
vainly attempting to try and hide
what I know.
It was me; I left her; rather,
I allowed her to go.
I looked in the mirror,
and briefly saw myself there.
-it was brief- – she was beautiful-
and there was sunshine in her hair.
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