I come upon the cats,
sleeping as you see below–
"yin-yang," I describe it,
all things in balance,
passive and active,
female and male,
nurture and creativity,
earth and sky.

Something in their naturally posed stillness,
which I observe at least once a week,
speaks to me of the ultimate unity of things,
of final resolution,
of the quiet reality
behind whatever pettiness
currently clutters and splits our lives,
distracting us from this truth-revealing metaphor
of two cats entwining eternity.

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