Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, BORROWED TREASURE, by LOUISE HEJDA


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BORROWED TREASURE, by                    
First Line: This moment, dropped into my hand just now
Last Line: "you must not hold it longer than today."
Subject(s): Time


This moment, dropped into my hand just now
By Father Time, the grand old connoisseur,
Is all afire with scintillating gleam,
Like sunlight in a dewdrop, bright and clear.

A charm against all darkness I would keep
This radiant moment, but I hear Time say,
"From my collection it was only lent;
You must not hold it longer than today."





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