Soul Mates was written for my husband of thirty years who has just gone through a serious illness. We had to face the possibility that he wasn't going to survive. He is a strong believer in reincarnation. I hoped that he would find comfort in the poem. He and I are about as different as two people can be. There are many reasons why our marriage shouldn't have worked. But it has, and his explanation is that we are soul mates and have spend many lifetimes together.

We first met in the beginning,

Before the universe began;

When there were no stars or planets,

And no creature known as man.

There was no good, no evil,

No down below, no up above;

Time and space were nonexistent,

There was nothing then but love.

Since then we've travelled widely,

We've been nobles, serfs and slaves;

Glorious saints, half-crazed sinners,

Trembling cowards, heroes brave.

We've been black and red and yellow,

Male and female, rich and poor;

All that was or is or will be -

Not one whit less or more.

We've watched the sunrise in Atlantis,

Loved in Egypt, fought in Rome;

We've sailed the seas of history,

Always together, not alone.

Through happiness and sorrow,

On one thing we can depend;

We were together in the beginning,

We'll be together in the end.

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