THEY SHALL NOT STEAL THE SHINE FROM THE WATER

 

THEY SHALL NOT STEAL THE SHINE FROM THE WATER

They shall not steal the shine from the water

Nor siphon wild mint from the cooling breeze

Nor bring to any heart’s content again

The restiveness of their unease

Again we hear the thunder from the hills

And view the rainless lightning like a stage propped play

And in our dreams we feel conscripted

By those who would bait the heart in us astray.

Let the stars be true though painted over

Let the earth be green

Though ploughed under

Let all the seeming carry the day

The Lord will take it all away.

mary angela douglas 16 june 2024