Beautiful Dress

[to my Grandmother]

it was sewn for valor.

handstitched.

with pearl embroidered

to shine quietly.

not to cause distress.

it swishes like the colours

of roses raindroped furling

under clouds of violet.

before the storms of

yearning,

silent,

perfumed of lilies.

staunchness at the yoke

and a hidden thread of gold

in perfect stitches by the

Unseen runs through this silk of night

illumined by angels in flight

the music he died for.

prove it was a labor of love.

wear it.

mary angela douglas 2 january 2014