To Whom Do Words Belong (Revised) Poem by Mary Angela Douglas

to whom do words belong I cried
not to the prevaricating to the
ones with mocking eyes.

words fly from lies as
leaves in the gales we remember
looking back.

looking back you remember
the branching of Light
the double rainbows

once in a while
the nursery looking glass mirrors and
the words springing to life

in picture books and the
day you realized
like Helen Keller could

oh this is water and the name
for water
My Lord and my living, God.

mary angela douglas 20 april 2015; 1 december 2023