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Ashes Denote That Fire Was

Emily Dickinson

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Ashes denote that Fire was-
Revere the Grayest Pile
For the Departed Creature's sake
That hovered there awhile-

Fire exists the first in light
And then consolidates
Only the Chemist can disclose
Into what Carbonates.

(C) Emily Dickinson
01/01/2000


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