FORMULA

the blue moon goes away

the rose one comes to stay

the childish one is silver and gold

and all is being sold

in the tin pan alley mode

all the songs, of yesterday

it's hard to keep in mind

though you try to all the time

to get the image straight in the vue finder

but when it's overcast

you wonder what will last

and all of this may be only a reminder

to set your clock for spring

for violets again

to try to drum up hope for the survivors

and occasional valentines

in summer  well, that's fine

so make the ice cream rhyme

in time to the little bells

and dont oversell it.

mary angela douglas 3 march 2023