This brief sequence reflects on life's transient and cyclical nature,
using a traditional sonnet form structure (AB AB CD CD EF EF GG)
with an iambic pentameter rhythm.
~The breath drawn deep is but a borrowed stay, ~~A fleeting spark within the endless night, ~~~~Where light and shadow's. in a silent play, ~Will fade and flicker, in the morning light. ~~~~~~~The bud unfurls, a vibrant splash of green, ~Bloom in sunlight, then wilt in autumn's chill; ~~~~~~~~~~~~ragile beauty on a fleeting scene, ~~~~~~~~Caroming seasons on a lonely hill. ~~~~~~~~~~~So man appears, a whisper in the wind, ~~~ A passing thought in time's unconcerned hand, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~A story written, ultimately sinned, ~ ~~~~~~~~~Before the final grains of silver sand. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~We rise and fall, as ocean's restless tide, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Where the universe enigmas reside.
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