{"id":2400,"date":"2026-03-16T00:59:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T14:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/?p=2400"},"modified":"2026-03-16T00:59:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T14:59:16","slug":"dust-dust-a-poem-by-bill-kochman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/index.php\/dust-dust-a-poem-by-bill-kochman\/","title":{"rendered":"DUST, DUST — a poem and song by BBB"},"content":{"rendered":"

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#Poetry #Poem<\/p>\n

DUST, DUST<\/p>\n

by Bill Kochman<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Poetry<\/a><\/p>\n

05-05-2014<\/p>\n

Dust, dust, that is all we are,
\nNothing to leave your mouth ajar.
\nBut our pride always finds a way,
\nPuffed up in the things we say.<\/p>\n

Oh we are the greatest on Earth,
\nOverestimating our true worth.
\nWith our words we love to deceive,
\nMuch as Satan did with poor Eve.<\/p>\n

Thus God must bring us down low,
\nOur foolish vanity He must show.
\nTo Him belong honor and glory,
\nThis is a key point of the story.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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