All Mankind Is Singing Even When They Are Weeping Poem by Mary Angela Douglas

all mankind is singing even when they are weeping
all mankind is weeping even when they are singing
could this be the way that they teach history in Heaven
to the angels
perplexed by what to do
when buttering the toast in the rain
so then we come to
the lesson on why people love roofs
windows, doors.
do they really make people sleep outside
and step over them when they are frozen like sparrows
sometimes the angels step outdoors into Space
because though there is Grace,
there is no crying in Heaven.

mary angela douglas 12 november 2020