'So Long,' Never 'Goodbye'
"Love is perhaps the only glimpse we are permitted of eternity."
- Helen Hayes -
All good things last forever. ~ Image courtesy of Jean-Philippe Delberghe
~'So Long,' Never 'Goodbye'~
by Duncan Cary Palmer
True devotion never fails,
Though lovers sometimes part.
We separate, fulfilled and blessed,
Content in mind and heart.
Eternity demands
Complete revision of old views.
As blessed, endless lives unfold,
We're free to chase our Muse.
Two souls long to discover
Who we truly are in others.
Reflections in the looking glass
Of brother, friend, and lover.
Endless paths will cross again,
Our love will be renewed.
The interval, though long,
Between sweet kisses, so imbued
With fresh intent and magic
That no soul could e're conclude
The temporary separation tragic.
In between years spent together,
Other sisters, friends, and consorts
Nurture us delightfully.
When next we one other hold,
Our love blooms, exponentially.
Temporary's quite the same
As permanent, you see.
Cycles add bright spice to life,
Sweet encores are the key,
A blissful symphony.
For in a story without end,
All good things last forever.
A tryst, though it be short or long,
Is blest in fullest measure—
An existential treasure—
Wrap your mind around forever.
~FIN~
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My view of heaven is more akin to Buber's I-Thou relationship - an eternal beholding...yes, it's idealistic and perhaps romantic but I don't see how experiencing the beatific vision would inspire anything less. I know you don't agree...just sayin' :)
Ah, yes, the "beatific vision," a view I've heard so often from so many...
A view that (to me) is so foreign to scripture, the observed universe, and our human experience, I am at a loss as to how it could possibly be so widely held. I find it far more akin to the Star Trek idea of assimilation by the Borg...
Maybe I'm Jewish and don't know it? I think the average Old Testament Jew would be horrified by this concept. Abraham and his sons looked forward to a rich life in full possession of The Land, not some eternal gazing at God...
Certainly being in the personal presence of our Creator will be an unmatched thrill... but like any other pleasure, to be appreciated it must needs be cyclic. To imagine our ultimate, eternal purpose to be a perpetual "God-gasm" is belittling to God's entire revelation of himself.
Forgive me, John, if I'm misconstruing your concept of "beatific vision," and feel free to correct my understanding of how you see things... :)
But God himself admonishes us to enjoy his creation. There's a whole lot of creation to enjoy, including myriad other "Thou"s as counterparts to the "I-Thou" relationship between us and God.
Nope, you aren't belittling 'my' views - you and I just disagree - your views are worlds apart from mine and you're entitled to them. You do seem eclectic in your views though and I've learned to be tolerant of all kinds of different perspectives and feel absolutely no need to correct anyone or merge my beliefs with theirs. I think working in apologetics does that to you. Regardless, I no longer get enjoyment from comparative religions and think everyone eventually pursues their own path. Mind you, I do know people who would spend hours trying to argue you out of aberrant theology into the kingdom of orthodoxy, but you probably believe you're already there, lol
Thanks, John, for your gracious attitude... :)
I recognize that my views are, in many cases, "fringe." But they have been hard-won through a lifetime of study, and consequently not readily dislodged. And I'm always open to correction from a biblical perspective. Faced with a scriptural and logical argument, I've been known more than once to admit I've been wrong... But I do enjoy a good debate when I find anyone interested in a theological topic!
This of course drives my poor spouse up a wall, and so I try to confine my debates to venues where she is absent.
But I have no tolerance for arrogance--which I find none of in you, though I've met a few characters here on Steemit that have been pretty insufferable. They'll confront me rather harshly, but have no game when it comes to scripture or logic.
You of course are also entitled to your views on this and all other matters. I will merely reserve the delightful prospect, when our paths cross in The Glory, of reminding you (as often as possible) that "I told you so!" ;)
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Beautiful piece of writing @creatr and very "true" in it's essence!
Thank you, @jaynie, for your kind encouragement! :D
P.S. It's part of a loosely defined collection of fiction and poetry in which I am exploring the largely unrecognized and under-appreciated hope of the authentic "heaven" of Christianity.
In that sense, I do count it as "essentially true," although as yet not in its final form. ;)
Well keep exploring :) You are doing fantastically!