Shed No Tears, Fond Unicorn (Stanzas Reformatted) Poem by Mary Angela Douglas

(with ref. to the 'a mon seul desir' Lady with The Unicorn medieval tapestry at the Cluny Museum in Paris i only saw in a book, but nevertheless, cherish)

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shed no tears, fond Unicorn
golden are the tapestries, still,
I leave you to inhabit, shyly on these

museum walls

in rooms with gilded conversations
guided tours-
beyond burgundy ropes of velvet

graze on, continually - with good will.
your hoof in my hand:
I hope you'll be discreet

munching the shadows of
departing guests
only a little
and the pastel mints at party's end.

Be brave, always.

I'm braiding my primrose stories
just for you,
and the farther fields of honour.

mary angela douglas 30 may; 1 june 2010