ASHES PSALM

ASHES PSALM (for Susan Ream)

As if she were no saint, they burned
The casque of her remains –
As if she never wore a veil
They cremated her skeins –

As if her body could not rise –
As if death were the end –
As if she had no consequence –
As if she had no friend –

They underestimated Truth –
They cast a pearl to dust –
But she will walk again in white
Endowment as her Trust.

(14 December 2010, Pleasant Grove, Utah)