Apprenticeship

let me fold into a silver paper

and deliver it to the sky

all the reasons I can tell

for any reason why

lift the latch on a golden locket

gaze at the picture there within

try to remember how you started

off into the october wind

let the curtain draw itself

leave the book upon the shelf

ask the question while you live

pour the honey through a sieve

cast the riddles underground

learn of music

more than sound.

mary angela douglas 29 october 2020