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THE STONE-CUTTER by RICHARD RAY KIRK

First Line: WE ARE LIKE THIS DUST THAT FALLS AWAY
Last Line: ABOVE THE DUST THAT MINGLES WITH THE CLAY.
Subject(s): STONE-CUTTING;

We are like this dust that falls away
Beneath your chisel as you cut the stone:
Little by little stands the name alone,
Above the dust that mingles with the clay.



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