FAR FROM EDEN

 

FAR FROM EDEN

Full amethyst the skies are lit

Above the woods where goldfinch flit

And I am far, so far from home

I know I cannot trace the road

By which I came

I wonder truly how to stand

And how to walk on alien land

And what the code of conduct is

When wandering thus without old friends

I mark the landscape in my dreams

And find not one familiar gleam;

Of all the landmarks I have known

Few register where I am now

Mere theatre sets

And so I ask you oh my God

Help me find my place in you

All homes with me are finished now

Who lost the first,

I don’t know how.

mary angela douglas 19 april 2024