A diadem of dust I wear <br />Till polished, to completion- <br />As goes to mote, the single stone <br />Through times rough depredation. <br /> <br />A diadem of dust, I'll wear <br />In stony walls, that chamber <br />The baleful weight of time, I'll bear- <br />While love bear the remainder.<br /><br />Patti Masterman<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-diadem-of-dust-i-wear/