Tag Archives: Time

THE POEM WITHOUT MUSIC

Wherever you are, you will know why I am saying what I say now. Only you alone can understand it, interpret it, my message being very simple: pureness, some life, some truths which are never forgotten; even if life, the … Continue reading

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LIVE, YOU SAY, IN THE PRESENT;

Live, you say, in the present; Live only in the present. But I do not want the present, I want the reality; I want the things that exist, not the time that measures them. What is the present? It is … Continue reading

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ANOTHER JOURNEY BEGINS

At times it feels that life itself is ebbing away As the distant feeling of sublime understanding Trickles away in the circular meeting of our togetherness. At times it feels like that sudden glimpse of something Offers enough recognition to … Continue reading

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WORRY TIME

When we stop worrying the world appears Mysterious and glorious like never before, Each day becomes transcendent and fresh: The boundlessness of possibilities appear When the slowness of time spent together Matches the pace of the seasons grace.

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WE NEVER KNOW

We never know, when walking in, How the future will unfurl before us: Encouraged by naive optimistic hope, The world seems endlessly available; Never daunted, curiosities pleasure Draws us towards the unknown spaces; New friendships anchored in the feisty Unbroken … Continue reading

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