Quickly gather starlight in a basket, and press the Pause button of the Universe! So, in endless stillness, await the next “instant.”
No one sings in praise of time; one merely sings in it.
— and now hold me still, like a stack of film. you can freely smudge between frames.
— and now hold me still. in the next instant, try to unravel my soul. weave countless threads of thought, known readily as life itself.
— and now hold me still, this might remind me: even threads of doubt, and hesitation, Castles of sand upon the passage of time, Are places afar that no one returns to, and priceless treasures.
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