Death & Dying
LI
From The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Death & Dying
Whose secret Presence through Creation's veins
Running Quicksilver-like eludes your pains;
Taking all shapes from Mah to Mahi and
They change and perish all--but He remains;
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FitzGerald, Edward. “LI.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/fitzgerald/61/.
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FitzGerald, Edward. “LI.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/fitzgerald/61/.
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