In this investiture of fleshly life A soul that is a spark of God survives . And sometimes it breaks through the sordid screen And kindles a fire that makes us half-divine. Savitri, Book 11, Canto V
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Sunday, March 15, 2009

from the window of a train

It was when we were going to the north-west of Bengal, India

Hibiscus

Victorious Beauty against ugliness of life


Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 'Grace Goo'
Malvaceae Chinese hibiscus, Hawaiian hibiscus, Rose-of- China
Large single flower with crinkled petals in golden ochre to mustard
with a very deep red or vermilion centre and a silver grey or pale
lavender aura.