some learned to speak in waves
not to be detected
never to be forgotten
like the sea
like summer light and sequined
on the rivieras of dream
though in reality's subzero
they imagined palaces with
lunar balconies
what they pleased
and gestured only slightly
to the skies so that snows ceased
cruel winds as well
they spoke without speaking
as flowers may
even the dew
as leaves along the avenue
and in the square
the pure white square
as in Malevich they found a
where to stand
as in infinite light
without being rounded up for it.
mary angela douglas 23 september 2017
not to be detected
never to be forgotten
like the sea
like summer light and sequined
on the rivieras of dream
though in reality's subzero
they imagined palaces with
lunar balconies
what they pleased
and gestured only slightly
to the skies so that snows ceased
cruel winds as well
they spoke without speaking
as flowers may
even the dew
as leaves along the avenue
and in the square
the pure white square
as in Malevich they found a
where to stand
as in infinite light
without being rounded up for it.
mary angela douglas 23 september 2017
