PARTICOLOURED CLOUDS HAVE GATHERED

 

PARTICOLOURED CLOUDS HAVE GATHERED

Particoloured clouds have gathered

over the dubious monuments of earth

we memorize the clouds 

the shifting of the light

like Monet, in his gardens. or

Agonized before the white cathedral.

who could freeze in stone

beyond Michelangelo

 tragic glory, Mary holding Christ

in such a realm of light and shadow

I dream of the pietas

Where the orchid clouds have gathered

Dark purple the thought of human tears

Memorialized in former years

And light is scattered

So that prisms take root

Within us

And the ark sails on.

mary angela douglas 29 april 2024