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Charles R. Strietelmeier
Charles R. Strietelmeier is a retired Lutheran pastor.
Spit and dust
Spit in the face,
dust on the head—
we dread
such tokens of disgrace
and our mortality.
But when love blends
the two, the clay
in your hands...
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