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Jar lids pop snow sheets slide pitch pockets snap water kettle groans First light exposes crystalline canvases against frozen glass the stove’s heat melts them away like ice Mandalas All that is beautiful is impermanent. All that is unique lives only once.

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douglasbalmain

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Written by

douglasbalmain

Published: Jan 27, 2024
Time: 1m

Notes: I recorded myself reading this poem. You can listen to it here: https://youtu.be/iHuWrLKcdSk?si=yJawbNC4tjb6Ut_Y
Tags: #winter #life #impermanence #beauty #ice #death #home

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