Wednesday, November 26, 2025

DUST

 

I don't know what Heaven's like

When you see it but my Heaven

Is filled with dust -- dust on the ground

And on the immortal wheels which

Turn and turn and must keep turning.

It slows-filters from the dusklit sky, lighting

On wings and halos, on harps and horns.

It isn't glorious (as many things in Heaven are)

Nor terrible (as some things in Heaven are);

It's the same dust you might see anywhere on Earth

Resting on the doorsills in an old house

Covering the floor of the box room

Hiding, almost, a small green idol

Lost long ago in another place entirely.

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