The Ginger Cat Steps Out Poem by Mary Angela Douglas

THE GINGER CAT STEPS OUT
someday may I be the ginger cat
in the lollipop tree
stepping out oh gingerly
on the trembling branch;
thank you, to Eugene Field
or dressed in silver I shall purr
at the borders of Maeterlinck's Bluebird
or in a school play, play
Light itself in a beaded gown
or hordes of bluebirds shimmering,
impossible not to find
happiness then both yours and mine
wherever the mind with the heart takes flight
oh generations of Light
I see you now
cheering at Heaven's border
becoming my Lost and Found oh why on earth
why do we live in such distempered times
if only we could turn your pages again
and all become the morning's unhushed brilliancy
radiant birdsong.
all the delights leafed in green, in apple green
the seen and the Unseen
the beautiful imagination
retrieved.
mary angela douglas 15 july 2023