Like rain on dry earth, a sudden grace,

Or snowflakes drifting, soft and slow,

A soul appears, in time and space,

A person strange, you didn't know.

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Like fireworks bursting in the night,

Unlooked for, blazing in the blue,

A kindred spirit, shining bright,

Comes suddenly, just for you.

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Not at first glance, not right away,

But in your thoughts, a gentle chime,

A light that flickered, began to stay;

A blessing sent, in borrowed time.

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You'd pass them by in any throng,

Unnoticed on the road's long trace,

Then suddenly, where you belong,

They stand before you, face to face.

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Not at first glance, not in a breath,

But slowly dawning, truth takes hold,

A spirit seen, beyond all death,

Unlike the stories, that were told.

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Not at first glance, not right away,

But in your thoughts, a gentle chime,

A light that flickered, began to stay;

A blessing sent, in borrowed time.

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Not at first glance, not right away,

But in your thoughts, a gentle chime,

They understand, and gently say;

"This is how it feels to be sublime."

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The one you sought, but never dreamed,

Arrived at last, to ease the pain,

A light that flickered, brightly gleamed,

A blessing sent, through sun and rain.

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Not at first glance, not right away,

But in your thoughts, a gentle chime,

A light that flickered, began to stay;

A blessing sent, in borrowed time.

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They saw the depths within your soul,

They met your gaze, and understood,

Their touch, a moment to make whole,

A person like, like the rest, but good.

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Not at first glance, not right away,

But in your thoughts, a gentle chime,

A light that flickered, began to stay;

A blessing sent, in borrowed time.