He cut desire into short lengths
And fed it to the hungry fires of tribulation.
Long after, when the fires had died,
Molten gold gleamed in the ashes.
He gathered it in bruised palms
And handed it to his children
And his children's children forever.
~(based on a poem by Vilate C. Raile)
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
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