RAVELS OF TAFFETA DUSK

 

RAVELS OF TAFFETA DUSK

Ravels of taffeta dusk I have gathered

Silver soliloquies beyond the ken of stars

The something hidden in music

That you cannot say

Because it is what you are

And so you listen instead as if you were

an attending angel

What else have you got to do

You with your ear of pearl

Your longing to be still.

mary angela douglas 2 august 2024