you should read what you want to read
even if its still little golden books
small treasuries, with one word syllables
and pictures, pristine and bright
of the gingerbread man still in flight
the pancake rolling down the hill
the Alcott apple orchards and more.
old card catalogues, wish books, almanacs
the faded directions to the castle.
Coke advertisements with a beaming Santa.
oh let me rest in appled nooks
and curl my toes in winsome brooks
and eat Divinity by the spoon
right in the middle of the afternoon
find polka dot mushrooms after rains
and seek to lessen worldly pain
by infinite magic, angelic choirs sustained
the bright moon lifted on golden wires
above the stage set in my mind
where Juliet forever refines
the braille of infinite snows.
mary angela douglas 13 june 2023
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