Not All The Pastel Airplanes Gliding By

not all the pastel airplanes gliding by

could miss the clouds

and hit the floor

it seemed to us then.

and then we wrote upon the wind

in several colours

depending on supplies.

and folded down, the heart

was a surprise

when it was opened

and whether the sky was

translucent and even if we

we were opaque

we learned to make

something out of construction paper

after a while

so that our time at school

was not wasted,

Grandmother smiled.

mary angela douglas 8 march 2015