This moment
was born
strong, capable,
crisp as silk
or commitment,
calling to mind
a wide array
of delicate growth.
Heir to
every story
ever lived,
to the ocean
of unfathomable time
leading up to
this instant—
senescent, now, fragile.
Please,
hold it gently,
and with care.
(c) 2017, by Hannah Six
Image:
Hotarugari, Firefly Catching, by Mizuno Toshikata.
Ukiyoe, Japanese woodblock print, 1891.
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