So it was, that for only a swift moment, I loved life! The flurry of notes and rhythms caught up, one with the other; resonance bypassed the ear, to immediately caress the heart, and it was then that I realized, “Yes! This is similar to how her hand felt, on my face, such several, distant years ago. This was a mere slight order below grace, because, would that I’d ever dare to compare human matters to Divine, then only as a fool, I’d illustriously opine. Nonetheless this, was just almost as fine, as it was then I remembered love, which, for just one pause, stalled my sorrow, and stayed my time.

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R.V. Smith: “Elysium in a Paragraph”, 06-03-23

 

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