for Ilya and Emilia Kabakov
how to meet an angel
nor fall into the waves
how to find a rooftop
to balance lightly there
until the wind plucks at the harps
a holy fool left there
from a distant ladder
on an unofficial stage
how to dream within a dream
the page within a page
a parenthesis of praise
how to capture moonlight
in a battered kitchen jar
preserving it a little
for the times not as they are
to follow the instructions
to leave the door ajar
to save your soul or someone's
from the official hours
to sing to hidden glory
the name of God embowered
reciting all the lilies
from a cluttered floor
to eat an apple really
and gild the magic core
to know what music's for
so mourners at the funeral
may weep into a cloud
and rain itself may hesitate
the Mysteries are so loud.
mary angela douglas 10 june 2023;15 july 2023
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