the ants with their parenthetical dreams
dreaming they are sand. they sleep
the dream of sand
of the blazing summer porch
and freedom
small picnics.
whole plains cleared out
for their generations of rust.
sometimes they dream
the dream of chrysanthemums
that they are flowers without fragrance
or that there are planets
stars, whole constellations
where they dance minutely minuets
or live in sand castles
where the inhabitants are forgetful
leaving the lids off the jars
of elderberry jam
and wild honey.
mary angela douglas 28 december 2017
dreaming they are sand. they sleep
the dream of sand
of the blazing summer porch
and freedom
small picnics.
whole plains cleared out
for their generations of rust.
sometimes they dream
the dream of chrysanthemums
that they are flowers without fragrance
or that there are planets
stars, whole constellations
where they dance minutely minuets
or live in sand castles
where the inhabitants are forgetful
leaving the lids off the jars
of elderberry jam
and wild honey.
mary angela douglas 28 december 2017
