Sunday, February 12, 2023

FOR MY MOTHER

what is left of her life I said

an answer to me softly sped

the fairytale gleanings

lost in the music I dreamed on

where then was the silent swan song, when

I was answered by the wind

could I dream it could I dare

to hear her footfall on an empty stair

but someone kept on whispering there

canter not in full despair

upon the hills of spring o.

though they are rare,

the fairytale gleanings

light and bright as snow

as snow upon the early rose

they will not melt there, though.

mary angela douglas 12 february 2023

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