what wouldnt they have offered at any dead altar
to keep their children from turning to stone
is chronicled lightly in the old histories
dating back to Greece or to Rome
you think its just a cold old fable
the children grew ashen day by day
while their inward suns grew dimmer and dimmer
on the road to flourishing, fatal Pompeii
who could have forseen it
heading their way
to the only God now
pray. o, pray.
mary angela douglas 6 january 2023
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