as i kneel to receive the ashesi think of all the times
like dust from my feet
i tried to shake you
tried to make a break from you
and how you’ve clung
with ferocious tenacity
unwilling to let me go
til you’ve blessed me
with a reminder
of my mortality
and i leave the rail
with a limp
4 comments:
mandalas are stunning and your poem just beautiful. thanks so much!
thank you! and thank you for providing me with such wonderful inspiration with your poetry parties!
Thank you. I needed this reminder this week. (And most weeks, but especially now.)
Stacy...your work never ceases to amaze me. I have something for you @ my blog..visit when you get a chance..Kate
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