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Rebecca's avatar

This is so unintelligent and childish of me but we just watched this movie and so…. It’s the CIRCLE OF LIFE!

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Joseph Massey's avatar

But you're not wrong.

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AliProf's avatar

You are helping me to value a more minimalistic style in your writings through the refreshing lack of pretension and the authentic commitment to audience awareness. I will be pondering the haunting beauty of “and how time unwinds a body / that was never ours” for many days to come aesthetically & spiritually.

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Mark Leong's avatar

No boundary between the environment and the observer. Thank you JM.

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Rae's avatar

Beautiful!

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From a Garret's avatar

Wonderfull!

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David Donoghue's avatar

What a fascinating subject.

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David J. Seleb's avatar

Always speechless. Always grateful. Thank you!

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Jenn's avatar

I love this. It seems more beautiful to return to earth rather than be embalmed. Thank you for the wonderful evocative images in your words.

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Curious4385's avatar

Beautiful, thank you

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Steve McKennon's avatar

“how time unwinds a body

that was never ours.” - beautiful! Lovely piece!

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Kimberly Phinney's avatar

Those last lines.

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Monica P.'s avatar

Ashes to ashes. Dust to dust. Beautifully crafted in your words.

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Michael Goodwin Hilton's avatar

This is really gorgeous, atmospheric, and inspiring. The poetic handling of "dust" is, I think, a litmus test for great writing. So biblically expansive, yet also vanishingly quiet and simple. In short, beautiful!

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Diane Kern's avatar

Evocative. Thank you.

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