on pale blue paper
with a scalloped edge
on the underside of clouds
inscripted on the lily pad
barely said outloud
or silver belled on a cream invitation
or in the violet rains refrained
where the silver ink has spilled;
quietly let it fill
the crevices where flowers failed.
is it written on water
is it far from land
impossible to understand
in scrapbooks bursting with
tinted postcards, gingery recipes
schoolroom commendations
happy families
cut from old magazines
in garish array;
the boxed candied days...
whatever it was
or that it may be:
the disputed colours of an undiscovered sea
wildly streaked with snows
the final starry blow
or an arbor that's closed
the list of those who know
or those who have no clue
the last thing you do
let it be written
let it be written
let it be written
mary angela douglas 29 january 2016
with a scalloped edge
on the underside of clouds
inscripted on the lily pad
barely said outloud
or silver belled on a cream invitation
or in the violet rains refrained
where the silver ink has spilled;
quietly let it fill
the crevices where flowers failed.
is it written on water
is it far from land
impossible to understand
in scrapbooks bursting with
tinted postcards, gingery recipes
schoolroom commendations
happy families
cut from old magazines
in garish array;
the boxed candied days...
whatever it was
or that it may be:
the disputed colours of an undiscovered sea
wildly streaked with snows
the final starry blow
or an arbor that's closed
the list of those who know
or those who have no clue
the last thing you do
let it be written
let it be written
let it be written
mary angela douglas 29 january 2016
