beautiful shadows once were here
and the sundial flowered.
and we were the children of the hours
the calendars made of lilies and small stars.
twinkling is best we sang to the stars
and they twinkled back in our backyard
do you know who you are?
we said not yet; they sparkled:
already, you've learned to forget
the beautiful shadows.
if only if only we had said no
so firmly when it began to snow
and all of it all of it started to go
drifting out nursery curtains again...
but who was permitted to know that then.
mary angela douglas 27 january 2018
and the sundial flowered.
and we were the children of the hours
the calendars made of lilies and small stars.
twinkling is best we sang to the stars
and they twinkled back in our backyard
do you know who you are?
we said not yet; they sparkled:
already, you've learned to forget
the beautiful shadows.
if only if only we had said no
so firmly when it began to snow
and all of it all of it started to go
drifting out nursery curtains again...
but who was permitted to know that then.
mary angela douglas 27 january 2018
