ON SAINT SAENS "AQUARIUM' FROM THE CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS
(there are many days when I feel this is the most beautiful piece of music ever written)
to saint saens for the jeweled music, once upons remember when
I think, he dreamed of the Queen's Aquarium
the angel fish, the waving of
the purple and amber fins beyond all this
and this is where she goes toward orchid overtones
in the ruffling palace offended then
to ruminate in silver and blush quartz melting
in mother of pearl and liquidly, paradisically
to fashion a world
where things are smoothed out.no longer quizzical.
and the fish know this as such fish can
who are fed by a royal hand
pure particles of gold. this
is the turning of the soul
in Eden's shade remade.
in the healing waters of
mysterious days.
ethereal afternoons.
mary angela douglas 7 october 2018/rev. 9 october 2018
(saint saens birthday which I wrote for early, without knowing it then.)
(there are many days when I feel this is the most beautiful piece of music ever written)
to saint saens for the jeweled music, once upons remember when
I think, he dreamed of the Queen's Aquarium
the angel fish, the waving of
the purple and amber fins beyond all this
and this is where she goes toward orchid overtones
in the ruffling palace offended then
to ruminate in silver and blush quartz melting
in mother of pearl and liquidly, paradisically
to fashion a world
where things are smoothed out.no longer quizzical.
and the fish know this as such fish can
who are fed by a royal hand
pure particles of gold. this
is the turning of the soul
in Eden's shade remade.
in the healing waters of
mysterious days.
ethereal afternoons.
mary angela douglas 7 october 2018/rev. 9 october 2018
(saint saens birthday which I wrote for early, without knowing it then.)
