today I walked,
and mud replaced the ashes
I had sought,
mud and hills
and an unknown path
(to me),
footsteps placed
one before the other,
carefully picking the path
through boggy ground,
and up a slippery incline,
ascending and descending,
connected to
earth and sky,
I breathe the air,
and feel the beat of my heart,
life is here,
and this mud
on my boots,
on my trouser legs,
is the ash to my forehead,
I have taken a less trodden path,
to earth, to ash
I will return,
this mud
will suffice today…
Eternal footsteps 
Vivid imagery
A different path
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