Sparkle (Final Version) Poem by Mary Angela Douglas

deep inside the crystal moment
there's a sparkle that remains
something fragile yet so stalwart
nothing nothing can explain
can defile or set at naught
firefly, star shine Heaven bought
now at Christmas, all the year
keep it, keep it, ever near.
like a wish you cannot lose
in your pocket still brand new
like a single crystal shoe
only always, just for you
till a splendor in the skies
defies defies the taunting dark
keep the sparkle in your heart
though some think you not so wise
clueless in your enterprise,
listen for the Glad Suprise:
Love will live and never die.

mary angela douglas 20 december 2021; 27 march 2023