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Rated: 18+ · Book · Women's · #1649240
Gratitude breaks the spell of Writers Block
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#717247 added February 4, 2011 at 9:55pm
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Meditation on an Hour Glass
Sand
descends,
grain by grain
seconds become
the memories of yesterday’s desires
carried into tomorrow; becoming
regrets mountains
concealing
today’s
joy.

We
yearn for
happiness,
while clinging to
the belief of our own unworthiness.


line count:15

Form: triple Tetractys: 15 lines of 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 10, 4, 3, 2, 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 10 syllables (total of 60)
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