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The Lamp and the Dust
TL;DR A seven-part Masonic poem tracing the soul's journey from seeking splendor to finding truth in quiet labor, mercy, and self-examination.
I I sought you first for splendour— as boys seek brass upon the breast, or lovers seek a name carved deep in bark to outlast weather. I wanted the shining proof of you, a bright device to wear above my ordinary days, and set my heart between two inward columns as if a hall could be raised by pride alone.

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