the butterfly's wing
ripped by ruthless spider-webs
no more can it fly
the butterfly's wing
ripped by ruthless spider-webs
no more can it fly
If we find the answer, it would be the ultimate triumph of human reason-- for we would know the mind of God.
-Stephen Hawking
A really powerful Haiku. One is provoked to imagine all of the archetypal possibilities that the butterfly, spider, and lack of flight could represent. Wonderful.
"As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light of meaning in the darkness of mere being." --Carl Gustav Jung
"To absent friends, lost loves, old gods, and the season of mists; and may each and every one of us always give the devil his due." --Neil Gaiman; The Sandman Vol. 4: Season of Mists
"I'm on my way, from misery to happiness today. Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh" --The Proclaimers
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