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The sun spills gold on city streets

A fleeting warmth a soft reprieve

Like a whispered promise so bittersweet

In the moment that we all believe

Through the ephemeral glow we chase

A memory that we can't replace

The moments pass like falling leaves

And all our hearts in silence grieve

For what we lost before it's gone

A fragile temporary dawn

We hold the light and we watch it fade

In the quiet sorrow we have made

We build our castles out of ancient sand

And watch it crumble from our withered hands

We etch our names upon the stone

And watch them weather all alone

The clock ticks out a gentle chime

A measurement of borrowed time

And every breath a fragile thing

A fading echo of a song we sing

Through the ephemeral glow