Shadow and light

Now is the time

to unite the soul and the world.

Now is the time

to see the sunlight

dancing as one with the shadows.

                                                Rumi

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Life is a matter

of light and shadow

a sense of both blessing and curse

good and bad

love and hate

they are woven together

creating this tapestry

that is

life

perhaps we need them both

for we can be blinded by the light

or swallowed by the darkness

and lose our way

it is as we embrace both

shadow and light

that we can place our feet

firmly on the earth

sacred and profane

good and bad

joyful and sad

authentic

and complete