Gold Dust

On Ash Wednesday, a day of the week that is, nevertheless, one of Glorious Mysteries in the Rosary of Our Lady

Ashed in the morning
bewilders the world
Ashed in the evening
the mirror reflects

our lone and frantic
long-suffering dust
destined for shining
in some other sphere

Turn, rediscover
the fork in the path
The Way not taken
Hail the difference!