Monday, November 21, 2011

The Spiritual and Physical


The spiritual and physical,
So intricately entwined,
Hold delicately the mysteries
Of matter and of mind.

The spiritual and physical—
We cannot separate.
They must be held in harmony
And somehow they relate.

The greatest of all human minds
Have done their best to think
Of how they are connected—
Somehow explain the link.

The link remains illusive, though.
That cannot be denied
And cannot be identified,
Though many often tried.

What happens in the physical
Affects the spirit, too.
We diminish spirit
With harmful things we do.

But if we’re spiritually alive,
Our minds and bodies rise
To a higher plain of life
Made one with earth and skies.

©Stan Sanford
September 5, 2002

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