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May 2014
A Fossor's Quarry

The numbers are counted
The section agreed
The time is nigh
No pardon reprieved
Iron and earth
Prepare for war
No match no burden
For toil and chore
The fragrant grass
Screams in silence
No match no mercy
From iron's shear violence
Dust and dirt
Receive their blessing
Squared in make
Honed in dressing
In husk and hue
The sun will rise
In tenderness waiting
For the fallen to lie
I am a grave digger.Β Β Long ago this work was done by the sexton in the church. Before that it was done by a fossor. The history of my trade is amazing.
Mike Mazzanti
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Mike Mazzanti  Saint Louis
(Saint Louis)   
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