Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Narrow Escape

this morning's moon is still in the sky

oh what shall I do for it, father said I

what ill will befall

what doomsday is here

and I with a wedding dress

made out of fear

or Christmas is coming again this year

in a far off country away from here

father my father

and dear

what is the portent where is the trail

that I may traverse it

should all else fail

the map to decipher

the clue in the case

the jewel in the offing

the whole human race

the moon of this morning is still in the sky

but this was a dream

not a real cause to fly

to flee and to float

to cross not the moat

to abandon the silver

and hide, in the reeds.

mary angela douglas october 19 2021

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