Origami Bird
Unfolding Time: The Meaning Within Origami Bird's Melodic Tale
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We spent our summers reaching
We reminisce about our youthful summers.
For sticklebacks in streams
We sought sticklebacks in streams during those times.
But yesterday's a false friend
Yesterday, the past, can be deceptive or misleading.
Though distantly, she gleams
Despite being distant, the past has an alluring quality.
Now we're older
As adults now, we are still influenced by our social circle.
Still buffered by the company we keep
We are often in a state of comfort surrounded by others.
We're mostly seated
We spend much of our time sitting, perhaps contemplating life.
Deafened by the lullaby of sleep
Sleep serves as a powerful distraction or escape.
We couldn't always buy things
In the past, we couldn't always purchase things; hence, we crafted them.
So we made them with our hands
Handmade items symbolize resourcefulness and creativity.
Floating boats from paper
We created boats from paper during simpler times.
And planes with rubber bands
Constructed planes using rubber bands as a nostalgic reference.
Echoes cast long shadows
Memories can cast long shadows, though they may deceive us.
But they're devils in disguise
Those shadows may represent hidden challenges or struggles.
The nowness of the moment
The present moment's immediacy conceals its eventual end.
Conceals its own demise.
Every moment contains the seed of its own termination.
Time in the creases of an origami bird
Time is metaphorically folded into an origami bird.
Each fold and recess holds a story to be heard
Each fold and recess in time contains a unique story.
Pull the head and tail and moments rise in flight
Manipulating time, like pulling the head and tail of a bird, reveals moments.
Droplets in a mist that melts the light
Moments are fleeting, like droplets in a mist that fades the light.
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