HOPSCOTCHING OVER THE EARTHQUAKE SEAMS (FINAL VERSION)

 

when the ground gives way

we walk in dreams

hopscotching over the earthquake seams

when the ground gives way

when the sun falls over in the dimming sky

we carry on with the light nearby

the light nearby.

when the larder is bare we eat the clouds,

cloudberries and singing aloud,

we have sweet music for dessert

sweet music.

and everything else, we live on a dare

that God is really everywhere

and whether we lack or whether we don't

we stick to Him like a warm winter coat

and rest when we're weary

and laugh when we're not

and thank God for anything else that we've got

the hard or the simple way.

mary angela douglas 20 january 2022