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But A Transient


Joy

cannot last

Few moments

contain

The unbridled

feeling

Euphoria

claims

 

Joy

but a transient

It comes

and it goes

Resetting

our wishes

To bask

— in its glow

 

(Dreamsleep: June, 2025)

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