Corner Of The Sky Poem by Mary Angela Douglas

that's your corner of the sky

I whispered to no one standing by

to those who had gone before me unexpectedly

so that the day forever was divided into two parts

the part when I thought they were still on earth

and the part where it seemed to break down

why is there such a veil between heaven and earth

I asked the rains when they swept like the harp glissandos

music, over pain

oh our Sustaining cannot be measured

like a star for magnitude

that's your corner of the sky I sang and sang

and prayed that it was true.

mary angela douglas 27 july 2019