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under the ashes\nunder the crease of skin\nflesh bone brain body \nair fire water earth metal\nunder the ashes\nelements of nature\nnature made \nby holiness and love\n\nunder the ashes \nminds and hearts \ngroan and admit \nthe need to repent\nas faithful penitents\nwho give, pray, fast \nin secret, in quiet\nunder the ashes\nholiness and love \nsees in secret\nand allows life to bud\n\nunder the ashes\nunder the top soil \ninto the darkness of mystery\ntruth is real\nseeds break open\nroots reach deep \nstems reach up\ntruth revealed\nunder the ashes\nholiness and love \nsees in secret\nallowing life to bud\n\nunder the ashes \nwe all are \nwe all contain\nelements of penitents\nas seedlings for fruits \nof holiness and love \n\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
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below the surface<\/a><\/blockquote>