Christmas Card to Mary And Zdeny 2015

Radio Free in the crystal air
on the crystal set, are you still there;
are the frequencies of sorrow begone!

in the good part of the fairy tale
where no one's crouching
under the radar

where there's snow on an old tv
a crummy couch and cabbage
roses on the wallpaper...

can you hear me dear Mary from the picture frame
on Zdeny's desk so beautiful in the sunset,
sunhat, summer dress with the tiny flowers-

with such flair
outspoken, spoken everywhere

are you still there she said he said
for hours and hours is

radio silence dead?
dead air? do you do something else instead
whatever you dream up; what's for supper?

are you still living, brightly? spritely? somewhere?
in God's care and radio free
or otherwise or otherwhere in other words,

are you still there; can you hear me?
is it allowed 
to say the things you've disavowed;

you love you love
out loud out loud

to be tuning out the countries of unease
to please only God who would like you
to play some jazz now please

for the good soldier
good good soldier indeed, translated now
for Eternity

and pleased as punch dear svejk must be;
can you tell me

how ever you are?
decorating the Tree with the Holy Star
and talking to God so Free so Radio Beautiful

outloud and saying and saying

mary angela douglas 22 november 2015