Scarecrow Almost Dissolving By Orange Lollipop Lamplight Poem by Mary Angela Douglas

the scarecrow mixed his tenses but
he smiled
although inside he was

weeping straw, sometimes-
he gestured with his rag-doll hands,
the very soul of courtesy.

oh did you hold onto the tangerine days?
each one was like a best balloon-
and straw-by-straw on your

lopsided way, find everything
was meant for you?
and we were sorry for the times

you skittered into the flame-throwers-

and so happy you were stitched up-
in the end-

mary angela douglas 10-11 february 2010