The Duality Of It All

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Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide

Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide

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Some sidestep the question,
Why it is we suffer.
They luxuriate in gain:
Eternality no matter
As it's inseparable from pain.

Others need the pain in question.
Suffering's their call.
There's no point in seeking more
As seekers after all.

Douglas Scotney

Monday, July 23, 2012

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After reading Matthew Arnold's 'Shakespeare' (it's in Poemhunter) .
Eternality=Nature's immortal immensity (See 'A Father's Tale' and 'Mrs Robinson III')

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Dr Antony Theodore 29 July 2020

Others need the pain in question. Suffering's their call. There's no point in seeking more As seekers after all. A very fine poem and a fine poet's notes. tony

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