as i danced i saw four birds, way up high, <br />each from a distant corner of the sky, <br />spiral together. from their wings <br />threads of gold appeared. <br />their flights wove them into a net. <br /> <br />i watched them for a time, wondering at their art. <br />when they were done, each flew off in a separate direction. <br />the net they wove glided slowly, through the air, to my feet. <br />i stepped within it. it lifted me, ever so gently. <br />higher and higher i rose. when i looked down, through my feet, <br />the whole earth appeared. but not the earth we know. <br /> <br />if all precious gems known to Man were pieced together <br />in one perfect ball they could not match the transcendent hues <br />which streamed from that globe. its glow came from within, <br />not without. i was mesmerized by its beauty. <br />but rosy clouds soon covered it from view. <br />the clouds became a sandy shore. the sky a waveless sea. <br /> <br />then the net dissolved into a cloudy beach. <br />it changed every grain of sand to gold. the sea shone sapphire. <br />the winds rose. from each wave a thousand voices sang. <br />each song told of wondrous things i cannot recount. <br />i gazed far over the waters. i saw a white stallion. <br /> <br />on it rode a figure in green. swiftly they flew over the waves. <br />as they passed by me, the rider lifted a horn to her mouth and blew. <br />the horn was louder by far than all the voices of the deep. <br />but of it, i understood only 'open your Eye.' instantly, i was here. <br /> <br />when i open my eyes i see only black. i'm blind. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />This is a soliloquy from my theater script 'GO', a full-length absurdist play, modified for this format. <br /> <br /> <br />77/ november 13,2012: total solar eclipse<br /><br />doug bentley<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/go-the-shaman-s-soliloquy/
