a poet’s notebook

Janus

Janus - two faces looking in opposite directions

From Wikipedia:


In Roman mythology, Janus (or Ianus) was the god
of gates, doors, doorways, beginnings, and endings. His most apparent
remnants in modern culture are his namesakes, the month of January and the caretaker of doors and halls: Janitor.

…Janus was frequently used to symbolize change and transitions such as
the progression of past to future, of one condition to another, of one
vision to another, the growing up of young people, and of one universe
to another. He was also known as the figure representing time because
he could see into the past with one face and into the future with the
other.

This is the time we look ahead, and back. A time for reflection, as
light slowly grows again here in the north. So here’s a question: a
year from now, what do you want to see, when you look back?

4 responses to “Janus”

  1. John B. Avatar

    It so happens that I’ve been thinking a bit about Janus today; nice to bump into him here.
    Best wishes to you and yours this new year, Sharon.

  2. SB Avatar

    Testing comments….

  3. Sarpy Sam Avatar

    Winter snow drifts down,
    blanketing the new landscape
    with pieces of old

  4.  Avatar
    Anonymous

    Typically, we see nothing when we are looking for something in a concrete, but in case we just look back, the current mist of our situation vanishes from sight and nothing shadows the whispering of the nature then. All creation joyfully glorifies the Creator then. That’s what I have heard while listening to the voice inside me.

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