will walk with this vision
in a world
blocked
by walls of glass
and gutters of greed
I will follow this path
in silence
somewhere beyond
painted skys
and dead mans stones
I will travel
to the black -hole edge
and return
with the birth of a dream
to be inspired
for here
is the beauty of creation
and the birth of stars
I am of two nations
a beloved between
a rainbow
in the stream
of endless faces
i am not a bridge
for bridges
wear out
with the people
of this world
treadiing on them
they are replaced
or not...
I am
the rainbow
over the bridge
the connection
the hope
and the
dream.....
I am
Metis
-someone by the monicker Metis Artist Woman
interesting!
ReplyDeletei was reading this
having a growing awareness
that hey
these metis people
are a sort of bridge
just like my efforts
to be a bridge
a 3-way bridge
between catholics
protestants and buddhists
and just then she comes right out
and says "i am not a bridge"
well ok then
so much for that theory
but i do like her image
of being a rainbow instead of a bridge
though i am still willing
to be a bridge
i could aspire to be
something strong enough
to be walked on
yes i will wear out one day
but hopefully i will have
done some good before that happens
though i suppose
it is also possible
that i could creak and break
and take others down with me
in a great collapse
i will acknowledge that risk
while looking to the rainbow
for hope
the metis poets i come across seem to have this exaggerated metaphysical sense of being beyond things i mean afterall they adopted this infinity symbol so i guess they grow to realize all earthly constructs are somehow fleeting and they have this song of eternal return going on...i'm begining to think whatever craziness marks my life is gentically and culturally determined to some extent
ReplyDeleteinfinity forever
it occurs to me that had those dang metis built a bridge over the saskatchewan river before the battle of batoche they might have prevailed over the dastardly british troops
something very sensible about a bridge
rainbows inspire dreams and wonder
but if i have to get from one side to the other somehow
a rainbow may not help much
who knows what's going on
thanks for the comment just the same
jh
it might also be argued that had they been permitted by louis riel to blow up a few bridges
ReplyDeleteit may have halted the british
but riel didn't allow for blowing up bridges
maybe that's what the artist woman is saying
a bridge is functional
and important
but sometimes they get blown up
however there are some very very ancient arched bridges
in the world
i'm for bridges
and recognizing that the bridge is for peace
not for military strategy
the rainbow brings to mind noah
but then a bridge in mpls just collapsed a few years ago
no matter what
it's going to be a bridge over troubled waters
arches are great shapes
pax primavera
jh