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Ash Safety
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By Charles Van Gorkom
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ASH SAFETY


My secret sin a sulphur match,
flared up in one three second
conflagration
against slow-falling curtains
of eternity,
ignited nothing,
gave no lasting light.

But what has burned
will never burn again.

The tiny stick remains in my hand,
with it’s charcoal tip
I draw and write from safety
in a circle of ashes.


by c. van gorkom

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Submitted: Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Last Updated: Thursday, December 4, 2008

About the Poet
I am a bootmaker-poet. My wife and I live in British Columbia, Canada. See www.hikingbootshandcrafted.com I want to surprise my readers with a glimpse of the beauty of God, His mercy and grace.

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