Quite A Long Time We Spent In Neverland Poem by Mary Angela Douglas

quite a long time we spent in Neverland

gathering up sea glass

to repair the dome of life;

prismatic spyglasses.

how lovely it was to coast along the winds

blown from the northernmost stars

blurred shining, all the flowers

but the sea was too blue

my soul turned acquamarine

after too many shadows sewn

I couldnt remember a thing

that was ever told straight on.

I still remember old stories about the coves

and wonder was that me back then

just a girl in a soft blue gown

like a weathervane

but late for the ballets;

never turning.

mary angela douglas 27 june 2023