I am fascinated by clouds and clocks on old photographs - perhaps because they can be understood as symbols of the transience and continuous passage of time.
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Transience
Synonyms for "transience" (53 found)
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6 entriesrecognition of transiencesense of transiencetransience of beautytransience of lifetransience of memorytransience of youth
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Transience is as old as eternity.
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"Casper, 'mono no aware' is the Japanese aesthetic awareness of the sad gentle transience of things." "Give me an example, David." "It's like the time that I sipped 'crème de menthe' at a café near the Palace of Versailles."
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I never cease to be amazed at the transience of our mortal life.
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