Great stuff, Mary and Golden. Every stanza has much to offer.

Time and what it is and isn't, seems to be on many peoples minds today, as perhaps you'll see in my latest when it publishes. Your themes also reminded me of something I wrote about at the end of October, with this tanka:

step outside of time

savor unmeasured moments

what mindful wonder

ware of each experience

enlights body mind and soul

which was inspired by an IG reel I saw of a Rabbi discussing what the Torah says about metaphysical time: “It’s a reminder to stop measuring time in minutes, hours, seconds, and days, and start measuring time in how deeply you can possibly live it.”

Golden you read the post. Mary, if you, or anyone else is interested: https://medium.com/write-under-the-moon/metaphysical-time-4a4435f73d4a