Mary Angela Douglas Poems

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481.
I Saw In Effigy The Prairies

I saw in effigy the prairies
as if nothing had ever been
but that expanse under starlight;
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482.
They Gave To You A Ring Of Tin

they gave to you a ring of tin
a shoe of stone
no happy end
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483.
God On His Long Trek Recognized

is the gold of His tears remembered
slipping from the sun
from distant clouds
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484.
On The Day You Choose

on the day you choose
on a day this is chosen for you
you will hear the news
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485.
Emergency Preparedness, Toto Not Left Behind

[to Charles Schulz]

close your eyes and pray to land in Oz
I say to myself on gusty days
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486.
Simple It Was Then And Lovely To Be Told

simple it was then and lovely to be told
that all the leaves were red and gold
and this was named, autumn
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487.
The Blossom That Fell From The Poetry Tree

[for Sara Teasdale]

the blossom that fell from the Poetry Tree
I cupped in my hands: was it the colour of snow?
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488.
At The Piano

time ticks in your hands with a sad translucence
you don't understand because
the metronome is weighted
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489.
The Land Of Going Away

[after the tale of Hansel and Gretal}

this is all that we have left, we said to ourselves-
in the Land of Going Away;
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490.
Finding The Things In The Picture

well here's that Umbrella you lost
right beside the Parrot in the upside down cage;
the cerise one you bought in the drugstore
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