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If Time Were an Art Form

If Time Were an Art Form

A Short Round Up of Thoughts about Time and Art

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Scott Postma
Feb 26, 2022
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If Time Were an Art Form
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If I Could Tell You

by W. H. Auden

Time will say nothing but I told you so,
Time only knows the price we have to pay;
If I could tell you I would let you know.

If we should weep when clowns put on their show,
If we should stumble when musicians play,
Time will say nothing but I told you so.

There are no fortunes to be told, although,
Because I love you more than…

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