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I am neverborn, neverdying universe (micro)
The reader of scripts, the writer of verses
The hearer of songs, the poor dancer, the poor dance, happy.
The sleep and the waking, the blessing and the forgivance
Waiting for the gods to arrive, waiting for players to learn their parts
Waiting and never getting the perfect result.
The quiet mind, born content, the word and the words
I have seen things other have brought to pass
I have blessed the stars and was blessed in return.
I am the quiet mirror when the heart stops.
When the heart stops in the dark and shines brightly.
Because I have seen love.
by Nikolay Nikiforov