Remedy

take the honey of the poem for healing

and then the milky tea

the thistle on the hedge  is stealing

the scents of Spring from Thee

you know what you have read in secret

in the book of long ago

you know the rose can bloom in winter

though no one ever told you so

and you know the way to the castle

that no earthly map can show

so take the honey of the poem

and the music wrapped in snow

even if at this dim juncture

it seems too late to go.

mary angela douglas 28 august 2021