Vicissitudes of Time
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Vicissitudes of Time
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Vicissitudes of Time
Ten thousand miles apart, a chasm lies between us. Life's tides ebb and flow, separated by the vicissitudes of time. Only in the realm of the unseen do we meet once more. Life is absurd; life is nothing but life. We drift along with the current. ~LArry
*The poem presents a bittersweet acceptance of separation. The speaker acknowledges the vast physical and temporal distance between two people but finds comfort in a connection that exists beyond the tangible. The poem transitions from the pain of longing to a more philosophical, absurdist view of existence, where the ultimate truth is to simply live—to drift with the current of life—while cherishing the unseen bonds that endure.*
Ten thousand miles apart, a chasm lies between us. Life's tides ebb and flow, separated by the vicissitudes of time. Only in the realm of the unseen do we meet once more. Life is absurd; life is nothing but life. We drift along with the current. ~LArry
*The poem presents a bittersweet acceptance of separation. The speaker acknowledges the vast physical and temporal distance between two people but finds comfort in a connection that exists beyond the tangible. The poem transitions from the pain of longing to a more philosophical, absurdist view of existence, where the ultimate truth is to simply live—to drift with the current of life—while cherishing the unseen bonds that endure.*
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“Vicissitudes of Time,” Lawrence Catania's Omeka, accessed March 7, 2026, https://omeka.lawrencecatania.com/items/show/4233.