I Want A House On Moss Green Velvet

I want a house on moss green velvet

that can never be foreclosed.

let it be ringed with milky quartz in a circle.

let it be swept with pine branches 

and when the dust flies,

let it hide the creditors.

I want a house on moss green velvet

near wild berries, just in case.

let wild fairies trundle through the forest

flinging me enough peanut butter crackers

to last through a lifetime of winters. 

and I willl wash my one good dress

(the one with a bit of lace)

in the creek by the one good road and blessed-

that shines like amethyst on Sundays

invisble on GPS.

mary angela douglas 30 september 2013