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Michael Donaghy - Time passing
Identifier
004750
Type of Spiritual Experience
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A description of the experience
Time passing
Adapted from a poem by Michael Donaghy
There is just one moon
Reflected in the level water of a million ponds
But the bright discs there are milliseconds old
And even that light is seven minutes older than its source
And the stars we think we see on moonless nights are long extinguished
And of course this very moment as you read this line, the moment is gone before you know it
Forget the here and now
Give me the present
Your hand in mine
And we’ll live out our lives in it