Mortal | Ever-Living (Poem for Ash Wednesday)

Mortal | Ever-Living

Mark on our foreheads
the ancient sign

Out of the ashes
we each have come

from earth that yields
the bread we eat

to earth that receives
the wine we make

From life to death to life
we come

of dust to dust returned
_____________________

Also see my "Prayer for Ash Wednesday", "Ash Wednesday", and "fear not the rub of ash".