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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AFTER IKKYU: 21, by JAMES HARRISON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: Just like today eternity is accomplished
Last Line: Time passed in sitting begs mercy from the clock.
Alternate Author Name(s): Harrison, Jim
Subject(s): Time
First Line: Just like today eternity is accomplished
Last Line: Time passed in sitting begs mercy from the clock.
Alternate Author Name(s): Harrison, Jim
Subject(s): Time
Just like today eternity is accomplished
in split seconds. I read that Old Nieh
in the wilderness vastness trained a mountain
tiger to carry his firewood. A black hole the size
of 300 billion suns is gobbling up the M87
galaxy because astronomers gave it a boring name.
Time passed in sitting begs mercy from the clock.
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