Time And Motion And The Angels In Flight

time and motion and the angels in flight

the sudden epiphanies the morning light

the cost of living and the cost of dreams

summed up riddled on the silver screen

how we lived then without a hitch

the popcorn aromas and the Disney flicks

at the matinees some Saturdays...

the school day maples and the dog does tricks

nudging us with her nose

and secretly prays for the fried chicken crumbs of it

of all that dinner radiance

the happy landings because we are always clumsily

dropping our food there on the linoleum under the kitchen

table what we wouldn't give to relive if we could

even being extra good for Christmas

any of those antique scenes

the escritoire of aqua green

the scent of rain through the back door screen

fountain pens and deep ink stains the strains of Liszt

and listen to this:

it was no strain at all to love the blue winter air

Grandmother's piano, the willow ware

the jingle bell freedom being out of school

the extravaganza of the Golden Rule

the doorbell chime the pink orange soaps

nursery rhymes and quarter notes

the red gold sunsets in the vacant lot

the shine of crystal and the dreamy cot

surely in Heaven I will greet

the winter snow stinging our cheeks again into roses

and recognize it all.

mary angela douglas 1 january 2020