Ephemeral Echoes

Memories, once so vivid

now drift away

Fading embers

in the relentless march of day

The past and present

forever intertwined

Yet separated by a veil

impenetrable and unkind

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For memories

they can never truly be

Anything more than echoes

of what used to be

Frozen in time

encased in fragile glass

Remnants of a life

that could never last

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The present, it rushes by

a swift-flowing stream

Leaving memories behind

like a distant dream

No matter how tightly

we try to hold on

The now, it slips through

our fingers, and is gone

～

We long to recapture

those bygone days

To relive the moments

in myriad ways

But alas, the past is

but a foreign land

Where we can only visit

never truly stand

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The present, it mocks us

with its constant change

Reminding us that nothing

ever stays the same

The future, a mystery

yet to unfold

While the past, it crumbles

its tales untold

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But within the depths

of our hearts and minds

Memories linger, like

ghostly echoes, intertwined

Fragmented images

fleeting and obscure

Haunting us, yet never quite

completely sure

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We grasp at them, desperate

to make them last

To preserve the moments

from a fading past

But the more we cling

the more they seem to fade

Slipping through our fingers

like a masquerade

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For memories, they are

but a fleeting light

Illuminating the darkness

with a transient might

They can never be equated

with the present day

For they are forever bound

to the past's sway

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The now, it demands

our full attention, our care

For it is the only moment

that we can truly share

The past, it may hold dear

beloved, and true

But the present, it calls

to shape our life anew

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So let us not lament

the memories that drift away

But embrace the here and now

with each passing day

For in the present moment,

lies our greatest power

To create the future, that we

so deeply crave and devour

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The past may haunt us

with its ghostly caress

But the future awaits

with its boundless promise

So let us dance with the present

in all its glory and grace

And trust that the memories

will find their rightful place

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Within the tapestry of our lives

they shall forever remain

A testament to the joys and sorrows

the triumphs and the pain

But it is the now, that holds

the key to our destiny

So let us embrace it, with open hearts

and let our spirits be free