Red Carnival Glass, Sunburst, Pin Wheel (Final Version) Poem by Mary Angela Douglas

through rainwater pools of red carnival glass
I splashed through sunsets where nothing smashed
nothing was shattered

only a watercolour blur
only a whispered word
and iridescence spills into the poems

I write and I can't help it cried
the princess weeping pearls as she fled
this is what happens when you're

enchanted;
whenever God calls after you
despite the earth's nightmare solicitude.
mary angela douglas 24 march 2015; 19 november 2023