The Beautiful And The Sad Poem by Mary Angela Douglas

the beautiful and sad together.

is that what makes you speak

in words that long to reach

farther than the heavens

farther than you thought the grass could grow

if we just let it alone

when we were children

the beautiful and the sad

the green leaf in its glory turned to red

and orange and lemon in the same leaf

the sign of nearing grief or at least of

desolate and imperturbed winter

how can you trace at the same time

life and death

love and disappearance

and feel close to anything except

the beautiful and the sad

the sadly beautiful forever

was this song's endeavor.

mary angela douglas 1 february 2023