At The Gates of The Temple

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Once Upon a Temple Thyme, I had Forgotten Everything I Never Knew and was Long Overdue to arrive at the Temple on Thyme. Luckily Hafiz appeared just outside the door..

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Are you running late here too?

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And so we went in together and Right On Thyme

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Please Remove Your Shoes

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We followed our third Very Quiet Friend then padding across empty floors where Nobody had come to pray 

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We tried not to tread upon Anybody's toes they were all lined up in ancient rows 

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It was filled most emptily so Hafiz had to squeeze in tight right behind me all alone on the floor 

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And I faced the altar galore to finally behold a family of golden guilded fame! Rockstars of the Holy Names and they were so much more alive than we 

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with their Royal robes and all Rainbow enclosed by Mylar balloons that hung happily towards the sky 

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It was Somebody's birthday, said I.. Or was it mine?

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And Hafiz got that twinkle in his eye

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So it was true! This was all a most Sacred Surprise by you! Tears flooded my eyes and I started to Forget everything I never wanted to disbelieve  

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Now singing was coming from the other room.. even our Very Quiet Friend humming in tune

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And because of you it was all planned ahead of Thyme..

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But I remembered to Forget you most of all.. what with these ancient Friends celebrating and sweet candles lit to purify our Sacred hearts and sacred heads 

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There were even little kernels of food there to eat when we looked how to sign The Book of our own Holy Names 

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And we promised Never to Always Forget this way again 

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