we had castles, castles by the score
and apricot sands, wavy blue water
painted by hand on huge sheets of
glossy paper, we
in honeycombed shadows
played all day
in castles, pink, on a green margent
emeralds in the trees
and the trees rained them
in a glittering breeze
we gathered them in our pinafores
till the last rays
and took them indoors
and that is how we lived
and though you think me poor
how I live richly, now.
mary angela douglas 28 april 2018
and apricot sands, wavy blue water
painted by hand on huge sheets of
glossy paper, we
in honeycombed shadows
played all day
in castles, pink, on a green margent
emeralds in the trees
and the trees rained them
in a glittering breeze
we gathered them in our pinafores
till the last rays
and took them indoors
and that is how we lived
and though you think me poor
how I live richly, now.
mary angela douglas 28 april 2018
