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by Graham Pardun The ladder of divine ascentFractured when it crossed throughPlatforms in the sky, and I—a mortal apeBecoming immortal—climbed it as best I couldThough there were oil drums on fire raining down on meFrom an unseen cloud Graham Pardun is just some kum-ba-yah hack poet-philosopher of sorts exploring the very quiet Mother Earth, Father Sky side of wild Christianity. He writes a mildly bestselling Substack called Sabbath Empire and is slowly building a timber frame house in the forest. header image: The Temptation of St. Anthony by Heironymous Bosch (cropped). Public Domain