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Tuesday, February 8, 2022

Clotho

Photo by Mel Poole on Unsplash

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This fated reel I hold within my hand,
spins once; spins twice; spins thrice; and then again.
Counting out the measure of a life;
the destinies of every living soul.
Whether they be of plenty or of dearth,
tears amid treasure or laughter with lack;
all these, contained within the thread I ply,
come to every mortal both small and great.
I am not moved by reproof or censure,
nor yet by praise or sumptuous libation.
This alone I offer; my only view:
though sorrow aches, it flees; but joy endures.

 

Clotho is one of the Three Fates of Greek Mythology.

Written for dVerse.