A Matter of Interpretation
I
Being without a community of others like herself allowed the Woman freedom -
Tales of the demons that haunted her father and his people were told with rituals
On full moon nights with masked faces to appease an invisible goddess
No longer held to or by them, she became extremely fearless and independent
Woman learned from nature, all life was sacred - she ate fish and the small game
That she knew how to catch and prepare and she saved anything that she felt might
have significance from the summit to the base of her protective silver waterfall
And in her older age, when life left her, she was at peace within her sanctuary
II
Julianna had turned on the TV with the intention to just pass the time
Waiting for her parents to return from a visit to the local winery -
The narrator said that the woman found in the cave must have been indigenous
To the area and most likely had been a well respected shaman
The screen flipped scenes to the inside of the mouth of a cave
String was used to square off the archaeological sections that they were mapping
And flags dotted the locations of finds and other possible sites to dig
If there hadn’t been an earthquake in recent years and the falls diverted...
They would have never discovered Woman and her time capsule treasure
They had concluded that she had to have belonged to the same group of peoples
That had been found to the east - but she had been better fed and must have
Been honored to have such a fantastic assortment of items in her burial chamber...
JulesPaige/davh © May 12, 2012
Process notes: This list lent itself to become an addition to this piece;
http://julesgemsandstuff.blogspot.com/2012/05/silver-flow-alliance.html
Thanks to both Margo and Misky for their continued support and inspiration
This piece was written for #56 for the Sunday Whirl - Thanks, Brenda!
http://sundaywhirl.wordpress.com/2012/05/13/wordle-56/
indigenous, significance, goddess, sacred, demons, visit,
rituals, summit, elaborated, intention, flags, string
Sunday, May 13, 2012
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I'm glad she was a woman of note. I've often thought it would be so interesting to be a Shaman and even to live simply too. No modern days stress to have to cope with at all. Enjoyed this very much.
ReplyDeleteInteresting use of the wordle words. Indeed the life of early women was different than ours today and fascinating when something is found that gives us a glimpse of how life was then!
ReplyDeleteI love the second stanza, Jules. Also the second part goes in a fantastic direction. When I picture it, I see it in film. Well done.
ReplyDeleteClever. I like the story very much. Love the structure that takes us from then to now.
ReplyDeleteNifty, Jules.
ReplyDeleteI like the two views
(sect II line 3. should that be "must have BEEN indigenous"?)
Very interesting, creative take on the wordle words. I always love to see where they take us!
ReplyDeleteI really like your second stanza, Jules, it feels so raw and survivalist. Great poem!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful idea, to steer the wordle words in this fascinating direction: the poem seems like the preamble to a novel, and left me wanting more.
ReplyDeleteJules, I am with the others, this is a very creative take with the words.
ReplyDeletePamela
Wonderfully imaginative, Jules. Interesting structure too. I love that you set the context in present day in Part 2 where Juliana watched TV and then this story of an ancient woman came to life.
ReplyDeleteI never thought to write it as you've done. Very effective and lends extra interest.
ReplyDeleteI really like the layers in this one, Jules. It has a character unlike many of your others. That's not to say the other are inferior - just different - at least in "my interpretation!" LOL
ReplyDeleteSometimes the best discoveries are the unexpected ones. The serendipitous finds that occur when we are looking elsewhere. Yours is a wonderful take on Wordle #56, and stands well on its own.
Jules, this is incredible! Unique use of the prompt.
ReplyDeleteI really like how this is unfolding Jules and that you're permitting us to follow the process as it does, very cool ... glad also that this woman is one of some note (as others have said) - it suits her and the tale being told ...
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I like how you used some of the wordle words for the archaeological dig - string and flags - great visuals there. And, of course, the commentary, the interpretation that was completely wrong.
ReplyDeleteRichard