ARTHUR RACKHAM IN THE MISTS
To the finest illustrator of fairy stories and whatnot who ever lived.
Arthur Rackham in the mists
I met out wandering in my half dreams
Trailing the flowers of Ophelia
Translating the evanescent into the more than evanescent
How did you live, buttering your bread
Eating the boiled potatoes
A magic fish from the fishmonger?
How can anyone illustrate this
I marvel and marvel
The frost that lingers on panes
When the ghosts pass
Surely there must be a Heaven where you are
Painting the angels more transparently.
Refining the silver moon.
the fairy godmother, in apricot.
mary angela douglas 22 april 2024;29 april 2024
NOTE ON THE POEM: added last line: the fairy godmother, in apricot.
on 29 april 2024.
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