Dream, She Sighed And Dipped Her Wand In Starlight Poem by Mary Angela Douglas

dream, she sighed and dipped her wand in starlight
over the castle, the drawbridge, moat and all.
dream, she cried, a long, long time

and cast the scuttling days aside
all chandeliers must dim
and Time itself.

above the seeming waste of years
they slept.
beyond the reach of gossip, now and

untold calumny. a Kingdom preserved
beyond the stir of battle. a message
sealed in wax and waxen leaves that grew

and roses thorned to keep intruders out.
one day they will waken.
one day, to take their kingdom back

renew their crowns and joy itself will reign.
but now, sleep on through the winds and rains.
cloud breath suspended in the cold, cold air

promising only, snows

mary angela douglas 26 august 2014