We Wrote In Coloured Chalks, Formulas With No Solutions/Rules At School Poem by Mary Angela Douglas

we wrote in coloured chalks formulas with no solutions.
this was not allowed.
or scratched the moon's surface with a

lollipop swirling agate;
our marbles were confliscated.
also: jump ropes

dolls past their prime
the Bear with one eye left.

shoe button inventories
we were denied.
colouring books half done.

where will we find the Time
(to finish them) was said
once time's bright cherry boughs are stricken
and shaken by unseen winds?

but God- sympathizing with our plight
wrote to His heart's delight in
succulent cherry brushstrokes in the skies

and we were comforted.

mary angela douglas 23 march 2015; 19 november 2023