HAS SOME LEAF THUNDERED

HAS SOME LEAF THUNDERED

Has something happened in the world

that I should know about

that I have awaken at this hour

Has some leaf thundered, has the rose bush quaked

Does some ship in distress on a colorless sea

Send its star of expiring after me

And signal send help right away…

Or only o pause and pray

Sometimes the quiet is so loud

I wonder do the crickets drown

Rather than drowse in the purple stillness

What is it crowds the air

As if midsummer fairies were there

With glimmering torches lit

As if the dreams of everywhere

Were wide awake and full of Stare

And wanted me as a witness there

mary angela douglas 21 august 2024