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Sonnet XXX: Ashes
©6-24-21, Olan L. Smith
The journey done, it is complete for one.
His onus strays, a man will walk for naught,
And he will wander forth his battles won,
His fight is done by deed and not by thought.
He wears his scars with pride, and each a mar
That's won by fire, it's earned with deeds of clout
From power high above the earth, the Star
Is come for all, this God is not a scout;
Yet, he's the judge, the force who comes to shake
The sieve, reduce the shaft and toss away,
To burn the ash to spread his dirt to bake,
And nothings left apart ― it's not his way
To leave unsatisfied, across the Styx
A hope remains, rebirth our sin inflicts.
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Sonnets Written by Olan L. Smith
PoetryI am moving many of my singly published poems into collections, and in this collection will reside all my sonnets I have written, and will write in the future--I hope you enjoy. Love, peace, and freedom, Olan L. Smith aka Cotton Jones. (Cover credit...
