In The Dream Countries You Turned To Go Poem by Mary Angela Douglas

in the dream countries you turned to go

and everyone's heart filled up with snow

everyone's heart filled up with snow

like flower cupped trees in a wintry april

as in a story by Conrad Aiken

till silent snow became the stars

with everyone looking for where you are

in the jewel box tiny and stunning ballet

or why does it always seem this way

in the dream countries when you turn to go

and everyone's heart fills up with snow

mary angela douglas 10 october 2022; 21 february 2023