Between religion's this is and poetry's but suppose this is, there must always be some kind of tension, until the possible and the actual meet at infinity.

Summary

This quote suggests that there is a constant tension between the certainty and definite beliefs of religion, represented by "this is", and the imagination and possibility inherent in poetry, represented by "suppose this is". It implies that these two realms, despite their differences, are interconnected and have a common endpoint at infinity. The quote implies that the meeting of the possible and the actual, when these two realms converge, represents a spiritual or transcendent experience beyond human comprehension or limitations.

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