goodbye to the time of standing still
I said to the backyard whippoorwill
goodbye to the sunsets at my door
to the honeyed shadows on the floor
to everything I was before.
earth is mercenary as you know
my mother wrote so long ago
in a letter filled with so many things..
but Heaven once seen
can't be denied
despite the liars in disguise
the knaves you meet along the road
you traveled leaving your fair home.
you'll still keep deep
inside your mind
the time of standing still.
mary angela douglas 11 september 2017
I said to the backyard whippoorwill
goodbye to the sunsets at my door
to the honeyed shadows on the floor
to everything I was before.
earth is mercenary as you know
my mother wrote so long ago
in a letter filled with so many things..
but Heaven once seen
can't be denied
despite the liars in disguise
the knaves you meet along the road
you traveled leaving your fair home.
you'll still keep deep
inside your mind
the time of standing still.
mary angela douglas 11 september 2017
