Monument,2 Poem by Mary Angela Douglas

Mary Angela Douglas

Mary Angela Douglas

Little Rock, Arkansas United States of America

Monument,2

to the Washington Monument

broken candle in my heart
unthreaded needle of moonlight
lighthouse to which

no ships will ever come
gather in your clouded-over

stars:
I would sleep beneath

your lack of branches.

mary angela douglas 15 may 1999; 27 september 2023

Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Topic(s) of this poem: branches,september
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Mary Angela Douglas

Mary Angela Douglas

Little Rock, Arkansas United States of America
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