in the aftermath of stars would we
have twirled like our spinning tops
in our skirts of pure iridescence
this I leave you to decide
when sorting out slides of
family vacations unrealized
and hiding your tiaras in cotton wool
your sets of amethyst and of
forgotten jewels
nameless they shall remain.
would we have twirled like electrons
frozen in the textbook diagrams
but in the real world it is surmised
they twirl in the shells of the atom invisibly...
seashells? your mind wanders
in the chemistry classroom, painted pale green and
the teacher is not pleased.
what strange alchemies have these
the elements of dream
recalled from great distances
or they seem to be
did we leave sparkles on the trail
so that we may be found later
by the King of Light?
mary angela dougals 6 october 2017
have twirled like our spinning tops
in our skirts of pure iridescence
this I leave you to decide
when sorting out slides of
family vacations unrealized
and hiding your tiaras in cotton wool
your sets of amethyst and of
forgotten jewels
nameless they shall remain.
would we have twirled like electrons
frozen in the textbook diagrams
but in the real world it is surmised
they twirl in the shells of the atom invisibly...
seashells? your mind wanders
in the chemistry classroom, painted pale green and
the teacher is not pleased.
what strange alchemies have these
the elements of dream
recalled from great distances
or they seem to be
did we leave sparkles on the trail
so that we may be found later
by the King of Light?
mary angela dougals 6 october 2017
