HOW FAR WE LIVE FROM KNOWING

 

HOW FAR WE LIVE FROM KNOWING

How far we live from knowing 

What we seemed to know

When we first got here

That there are halos around the stars

The winds through the window are spiced

The grass springs up in our hands

And little flowers can be seen

Close to the ground

We have forgotten the music

Of our mother’s breathing

Us in and out

How it feels to be still

In mild sunshine

Oh remember

Though you have grown

Unaccountably old, begin.

Close your clouded eyes

And dream it all again

mary angela douglas 10 april 2024