Ah, But The Gold

take the cage with the plain bird the fairy said

and not the one of gold in the jeweled cage

oh yes said the soldier clicking his heels 

as the fairy tale road begins to  unreel and I am winding the clock

with no face that time cannot erase

but in the critical moment he says ah, but the gold

and the cave is blocked where he will grow old

and the way that opened until then

is buried in rubble and until then I wish my warning

and I warn my wish that all the children may

remember this

its important to listen to what is said

to be in the fairy tale quite well read..

mary angela douglas 17 october 2020