Let The Time Be Jeweled

o let the time be jeweled
and the music box never wind down
the waltz be pale blue

matching the slippers.
let the time be jeweled
and the green trees rustling

I will remember gardenias in May and the whole summer
remember standing poised before
a doorway of pearl.

let the leaves dance after long rains
and then be sparkling .as we walked out.
let God go by coinciding with rainbows

with the footfall of gleam and the looking glass returned.
that time may stand still.
that the soul may blossom again

after grim hardship
let the story be wrapped in gold
and may it be wept for joy

may it be wept for joy
with the children all coming Home
the wayfayer and the set upon
with the music box never winding down.

that eternity may blossom all velvet leaved,
and lined with cloud:
a dusk red rose.

mary angela douglas 21 july 2020