St. Francis, On The Lemon Wind Poem by Mary Angela Douglas

for Dr. Louis Markos

St. Francis sowed his bluebirds
in the sky
when the lemon wind was never

far away and all the flower fables
I have held to my heart
as flowers freshly gathered.

now the small doves coo
at Light's own window
and the lavender frescoed

moments all pass by
and every green-graced field
I once believed in-

I still do. and yet I cry

that I am an hourglass in His hand
I am a bluebird in the sky
St. Francis,

on the lemon wind-

mary angela douglas 6 october 2009; 30 september 2023