If the action
Is only for a few moments
Why does the resonance
Last for the whole of time
And if the monastic bell
Is the metaphor
For a peak experience
Followed by withering decay
Should we really rush to prayer
Or are we safer
To stand tall
To walk with dignity and purpose
Across the stone quadrangle
Laid down hundreds of years ago
Yet let us not demean the instant
In favour of the long time
Rather let us be thankful
For the gratification
In whatever is its measure of time
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