what shall I send but an envelope of stars
a box of the sun
then you will have radiance until
Kingdom Come
wherever your path winds
a rubied thread to guide you
through the labyrinthine mines
and time ticking the snows away
into the Divine
or should I send slippers
winged, thrice dipped in the Beyond the wing
of an enchanted bird
that your footsteps should
not tread the earth
in time of war or conundrum
or salve of roses
to heal the wintering scar
unstoppered flowers
where the sorrows are
mary angela douglas 6 march 2017
a box of the sun
then you will have radiance until
Kingdom Come
wherever your path winds
a rubied thread to guide you
through the labyrinthine mines
and time ticking the snows away
into the Divine
or should I send slippers
winged, thrice dipped in the Beyond the wing
of an enchanted bird
that your footsteps should
not tread the earth
in time of war or conundrum
or salve of roses
to heal the wintering scar
unstoppered flowers
where the sorrows are
mary angela douglas 6 march 2017
