Poems by Themis

Destinies

A palace of destinies we build

Upon the burning sands,

With crystalled repercussions filled

By Time, who understands

How all things pass upon the earth,

As waters flow away,

From life to life, and birth to birth,

In endless roundelay;

And turn and pause and turn again

Upon the curves of Fate,

Unwinding still old Karma's chain,

Striving to abrogate

The aeonic bonds, the Law's control,

In vain — till Grace sets free

The springs of Love upon the soul,

And Will breaks destiny.

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