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 Ashes by Raymond A. Foss 
						A season comingmarked by ashes,
 solemn gray, balck
 marks of a cross,
 a smudge, imprinted
 merging with oil, with sweat
 on our foreheads
 a mark of sacrifice
 at the end of the season
 a burnt offering,
 a sin sacrifice
 beyond measure
 
 February 19, 2007 10:28
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