| Posted by Kathleen Wilson on 11/13/07 at 07:16 AM "Coincidence:" here is a much larger thing than chance, Many dictionary definitions as well as the word roots indicate very interesting, powerful meanings. (The fact of random association, given right circumatances, time and place, chemistry, and all is deep in itself) But "1. The state or fact of occupying the same relative position or area in space" that's definition one. And I like especially as a synonym "unison - occurring together or simultaneously; as in "the two spoke in unison" So given the depth of the title...what doi we find? In the first stanza... already a surprise! Why "rarely reaped"? (Angelic seeds are sowed in those seeking inner truth") Because it takes just the right conditions for growth and flowering. "love and peace collide" being the best. A seeker with great distractiona may have love and not be able to achieve peace. Many conditions work against fruition. The second stanza is the "realm" we know, are accustomed to--the poet asks us to "rest" in the assurance that there is more. In the third stanza "coincidence" again is the key: "the temporal property of two things happening at the same time" --this is our presence in the world and being given opportunity to love and grow in good conditions, Finally we are lured to the conclusion- (age old, in all cultures) -- "be conscious of the spirit be guided by your heart"... the coincidence of these two--as guiding lights... an enormous boon to our existence. |
