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Veiled Letters

Alif. Lam. Ra. These are the

Letters that will not yield. They

Stand like before and after,

The unremitting, unreturning

Face of time. Inscribed in

Uncomprehending hearts,

Unyielding faces, they are

The traces of eternity, returning

To language, overshadowing

Viewpoint and perspective

With higher harmony, notes

From sacred spheres, intoning

Veiled letters, trailing an

Invisible journey, trace

Of Otherness, whose sign

We read but cannot know.