Nameless
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Of fragile flesh they rise, then sink to clay,
Their moments framed by gazes keen and bright.
Adored they blaze, then slowly pass away,
Perhaps too long they lingered in the light.
The strive they learned for visions high and vast,
Though dreams be slight, yet glory still their suit,
The works they leave may ever seem to last,
While self may bruise the blossom of the fruit.
The wise discern the riddles of the years,
As trials unfolding, not for gold or gain,
They fade unknown amid the common tears,
Yet deathless thoughts like hidden roots remain.
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Murray Eiland
Murray Eiland is a speculative fiction enthusiast, particularly science fiction from the 1940s.
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