Glory is half ‘this’ and half ‘that’-
‘this’ dwells in the Buddha heart-
empires go on building-
a laurel in war is won-
red poppies cover the earth-
so now is the time
when ‘that’ wears the crown
and “The ceremony of innocence is drowned.”
Words in quote are from “The Second Coming” by W.B. Yeats
Posted for my prompt ~ Glory @ Poets United Midweek Motif
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