WITH FIRE

A road begun



So distant



A masterpiece



Insistent



Divided rolls



At parting



Provided each



A farthing



With usury



Demanding



Each master



Understanding



Not but through



A darkened glass



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On wayward paths



T'were leading



The messenger



Lay bleeding



In darkness



Cold and shivering



Til light broke forth



Delivering



Crystal shards



Now his to gather



The remains of



What was shattered



At long last



To be arranged



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Setting forth



But then quick falling



Reckless ire



Toward the calling



Dream’s bright light



Falls now to dim



And the mass of Hell



Creeps in



As the words spoke



Once in warning



Cloak the messenger



In mourning



While eternity



Peers down



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Burning coal



And gift from Heaven



Once bestowed



Becomes as leaven



As a single grain



Begun



Sprouting forth



Toward the sun



Calling out



The pathway paving



Lifting messenger



And saving



As the poems formed



Long ago...come forth



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…To be continued

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