They Shall Not Steal The Shine From The Water Poem by Mary Angela Douglas

They shall not steal the shine from the water
Nor siphon wild mint from the cooling breeze
Nor bring to any heart's content again
The restiveness of their unease
Again we hear the thunder from the hills
And view the rainless lightning like a stage propped play
And in our dreams we feel conscripted
By those who would bait the heart in us astray.
Let the stars be true though painted over
Let the earth be green
Though ploughed under
Let all the seeming carry the day
The Lord will take it all away.
mary angela douglas 16 june 2024