if they applique and fasten small crystals
onto your shoes, if they embroider...
the sun and the moon, will you stop crying?
we've all heard that mockingbird tune
whenever we flung the windows open
every time, it's new.
oh please stop crying.
you'll go on to greater poses
in the Grand Ballet with ribbon roses
they'll give you a silver locket nowhere
just for trying.
oh every night the moon's a surprise
it's Looking Glass time and twice on Sundays, please
please stop crying.
mary angela douglas 10 august 2019
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