the things you do not know yet keep you from harm
at least for the time being until the charm wears off,
time being an unknown quantity
some things reassure.
the sun is still there.
even though your shadow alters
on the lawn and birds have not lost
the power of song though in some quarters
poetry has
try not to take to heart
the passing comments yelled from cars
when you are out walking.
remember that angels walk with you or float
slightly above the cracks in the sidewalk,
cobblestoned, curbed
to spare your mother from harm.
mary angela douglas 12 march 2020
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