you'll carry your pink parasol in Heaven
I whispered to the child
that used to be you
from far away
because I had to;
thinking of other days
when we would play
as if Eternity were
already ours
in all the prismed hours
and you with your longing
for kingdoms of the purely pink and red;
piano music
in the same key,
giftwrapped, cherry on top, please.
mary angela douglas 24 may 2016
I whispered to the child
that used to be you
from far away
because I had to;
thinking of other days
when we would play
as if Eternity were
already ours
in all the prismed hours
and you with your longing
for kingdoms of the purely pink and red;
piano music
in the same key,
giftwrapped, cherry on top, please.
mary angela douglas 24 may 2016
