Time Diminishes What We Require

May 6, 2018

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Each week we examine a theme from a variety of points of view. The theme for this week is psychology.

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A number poem about the the lovely sadness of unsatisfied desire:

Time diminishes what we require.

What pain teaches, we learn perfectly.

Each builds a shore around his sea of gladness,

Not losing hope, nor giving way to madness,

Tougher without, within a little shyer,

Yearning always, but settling reasonably.

Often, though, we turn to lovely sadness,

Not willing to let go what we desire,

Even though we want what cannot be.

© by Nicholas Gordon

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This week’s theme: Psychology

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5/3: I Doubt You’ll Write This Poem for Me

5/4: Loose Change

5/5: Everywhere Are Clocks

5/6: Time Diminishes What We Require