maybe we'll find lost cities in the snow
and banished Spring, Persephone-
letting go of all we know
for finding things.
no rod, no reel, no magic seal
poised on the letter of a King
letting us through the gates
where others wait already
friends with doom-
only the let's begin of
the unvarnished page
of the wind;
a few stars crystallized
or barely lamplight
from the long ago
to ease the way.
now that going back
is more than play.
mary angela douglas 7 december 2018;rev. 19 january 2019
and banished Spring, Persephone-
letting go of all we know
for finding things.
no rod, no reel, no magic seal
poised on the letter of a King
letting us through the gates
where others wait already
friends with doom-
only the let's begin of
the unvarnished page
of the wind;
a few stars crystallized
or barely lamplight
from the long ago
to ease the way.
now that going back
is more than play.
mary angela douglas 7 december 2018;rev. 19 january 2019
