The shadow produced by the ongoing fire was a mere enchantment of life and death intertwined in a loving embrace. What is life without death, and what is death without life? As one lives, the dead live in the afterlife. Seeing a fire signals the end of life within the current timeline while showing the birth of new life in the future. All we see is the destruction and reconstruction in the present. Being in the center, we see both sides. As the tears drop, they form a shadow before they hit the ground. Once they hit the ground, the shadow is a picture of life and death. If the fire's shadow is frightening, can it be seen as a shadow of HOPE? The warmth of the shadow can be felt through electromagnetic radiation. Is fire a valid symbol of death? Or is it the symbol of life and death intertwining in the loving eternal embrace of a couple blessed with the spirit of life and not of death? One cannot exist without the other as all forces come in pairs. Newton, were your law of mere physics, or was it a symbolic representation of unity in life? The apple was not symbolic as it was the sweetest fruit of knowledge. The shadow sees, and the shadows cool the heat, which warms the soul.
as silence layers silence
in time dissolved staid stillness
we sense ripples in the void
wherein our soul is centred
simply present in agendaless vibrance
attentive and receptive
not only to the words but meanings assigned
by murmurs of heart translated by the mind
a symbolic representation of light
as it is imbibed and assimilated
osmotically by our formless presence
as a soundless reverberation sublime
whose refrains echo in the cave of our heart
wherefrom gushing forth
the bardo that may not be named is then pierced
gently and mindfully imprinting our love
on the heart of God
thus invoking grace
by blurring all boundaries
and ending separation
Incorporated in 1899
is growing with the railroads.
It has north branch of Chicago River
and is in vicinity, west of Lake Michigan.
Glenview iconic Bear Fountain
given by Jackman in 1917,
renovated as a symbol stands -
adjacent park carries his name.
A three-level Bear Fountain, the Village's mascot
is the symbolic representation of Glenview.
Images of Native American faces
run along the top of the pedestal.
In the Glenview area lived Potawatomi Nation.
Their language belongs to Algonquian family.
They are relatives of Ottawa and Ojibwe -
the original people.
Potawatomi are keepers of fire
which resembles, tremendous,
unapproachable light, the fire of God
of companion worlds on the roadways of the sky.
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