how do the earth and the skies drift together
what if they drifted apart
what if the currents that move the seas
suddenly went to the stars
what if the green wherever seen
suddenly floated to dust
what if the dream inside a dream
migrated to the world of musts
I will keep vigil through the night
quixote to shadows said
so that the earth and the purple sky
not into infamy shall be led
the jewel of my mind affects me so
the blinding flare of the shields
should I in all my lone laments
develop a will of steel
fables in books have held me
as an infinite mother her child
God of all hope
forsake me not
days of the bright and mild.
mary angela douglas 24 february 2023
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