Fade Like A Pearl I Whispered

I always provide a sunset for each poem

at least I try: to keep for you the vestige 

of a raspberry sky.

that you won't feel the passage of time

just an opaline glow no need to know

where the meanings start to fizz

above a lemon ridge

or it begins to snow, obscuring the clouds.

the new moon phase...a light green vow;

fade like a pearl I whispered

to a word or two, a phrase

or else maintain in the lavender:

a constancy of blue.

hilltop or plain with rose endued or in

fragrant, the departing rains

the coloured lights will dim

to candlelight, within.

mary angela douglas 2 april 2021