Time Is

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An illustration for the story Time Is by the author Henry van Dyke
B. G. Seielstad, Pocketwatch cutaway drawing, 1931
An illustration for the story Time Is by the author Henry van Dyke
B. G. Seielstad, Pocketwatch cutaway drawing, 1931
An illustration for the story Time Is by the author Henry van Dyke
Time is 
Too Slow for those who Wait,
Too Swift for those who Fear,
Too Long for those who Grieve,
Too Short for those who Rejoice;
But for those who Love,
Time is not.

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