You're Going To Have To Know Some Things Poem by Mary Angela Douglas

you're going to have to know some things

they all forgot to tell you

or maybe they didn't know themselves;

then how will you know the difference?

following the moss on the northern sides of trees

was that it

the native american signs of spring

the ruby red ring around the moon

is it noon yet in China

opals have fallen out of the skies

some people tell lies

always carry a compass.

be on the lookout for wild mushrooms.

hide in the tall grasses
with the scent of wild onions

and dream the lion's dream.

carry the storybook somehow

the one with strawberries and cream.

when you get hungry,

look at the lllustration.

mary angela douglas 18 November 2019