Tuesday, September 28, 2021

Thumbelina's Lament

its hard to be small when your thoughts are like the  whole sky

to be that insignificant and yet to live and die for the beauty of all things

rose and rose leaf both, a ripple in the wind

the water mirrors each winged thing

and then you sing and ponder your philosophies.

you who could drift away on the slightest evening breeze be carried 

never seen or heard from again in the harrying world that barely knows you're there

who would miss you who ever even saw you beneath the dock leaf sheltering from the rain

where one drop, a flood

could end your reign.

mary angela douglas 28 september 2021

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