Still May The Unearthly Rainbow In The Shell Poem by Mary Angela Douglas

still may the unearthly rainbow in the shell

shine castaway on imagination's shore

so be it God that I adore

your handiwork forevermore

let the rains come and dash the boats

that floated on the smoothed waters happily

against thee only can we stay though all that's living float

away that brinked the bright and holy days; each tinged

vestige of your presence here when viewed through

unremitting tears

the fleeting of such cardinal years

your handiwork on all lost shores

is in my heart and evermore.

is in my heart and evermore.

mary angela douglas 17 september 2021