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Master Senior Member
since 1999-08-18
Posts 1867Boston, MA 
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“Seriousness, young man, is an accident of time. It consists, I don’t mind telling you in confidence, in putting too high a value on time... In eternity, however, there is no time, you see. Eternity is a mere moment, just long enough for a joke.” -- Hermann Hesse, “The Steppenwolf” I dreamt of Goethe. The poet Said to me before I awoke, “Eternity is but a mere moment, Just long enough for a joke.” I pondered, sipping my coffee And inhaling my cigarette’s smoke, “Eternity is but a mere moment, Just long enough for a joke.” Ages passed, the Greeks and the Romans, Are all but a painter’s stroke. Eternity is but a mere moment, Just long enough for a joke. I met you, rambling homeward, And whispered to you as we walked, “Our love is merely a moment, Just long enough for a joke.” Startled, you responded with laughter, And surprised by the mirth I evoked, I repeated once more, “Hereafter’s Just long enough for a joke.” Smile, you're caught in the moment And no matter how much you may haste, Time will pass, but you are immobile, Frozen still in my gaze. Time will pass, but we are immortal. Death, itself, is a fool in a cloak. Stay with me for merely a moment, Long enough for a joke. Check out my poetry here: http://www.unknownpoets.com/db/authors/master [This message has been edited by Master (01-02-2003 04:15 AM).] |
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SPIRIT Senior Member
since 2002-12-29
Posts 1745California Desert |
You are good. Thanks for including your website - a treat indeed. My perspective of me is different, |
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mirror man Senior Member
since 2001-01-08
Posts 814 |
I like this. A lot of depth here. |
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