Coming Together
A coming together of cultures,
these three statues,
placed equidistant,
forming an equilateral triangle,
all things being equal.
Three founding cultures:
English, French, Indigenous,
in alphabetical order.
They stand face to face to face,
a triangulation,
silhouetted in profile,
sharing positive and negative space.
At the center of their union,
at the still point where nothing moves,
a living, breathing space,
that takes away your breath.
When you breathe again,
you take in air
and light and sun and
hope renewed.
Faith runs tingling round your body,
hand in hand with joy and life
and love reborn.
rogermoorepoet 
I love this piece, Roger. It speaks so closely to my heart and my own yearnings. I was born in the heart of the French/Indian fur trade on the Northern Mississippi River. Those are cultures that played heavily into my heritage and growing up. I was born in a town with a French name in an area filled with effigy mounds and settled by German and English farmers…all things being equal, or should be.
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I know the feeling …we talk about integration, but it’s never easy to integrate …
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We need to appreciate each other as part of the human race. We can celebrate culture and still see one race.
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This is a beautiful poem, Roger. You have an ostensible message (Eng-Fr-Indig), a broader message (stability/permanence/collaboration) and, beneath it, I see tyhe juxtaposition of stone and breath, which I find delightful. This is a gentle, powerful statement that underscores where your strengths as a poet lie, IMHO. I love this poem, whether I’ve interpreted it to your original thought or not! #WorthAnEssay
Cheers to my ex-pat writer, soon to be back home, Chuck
On Tue, Jun 27, 2017 at 7:09 AM, rogermoorepoetdotcom wrote:
> rogermoorepoet posted: “Coming Together A coming together of cultures, > these three statues, placed equidistant, forming an equilateral triangle, > all things being equal. Three founding cultures: English, French, > Indigenous, in alphabetical order. They stand face to face to face, ” >
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Thank you so much, Chuck, for the compliments and also for the analysis. I am at the revision / rewriting / restructuring stage now stage now and I am having great fun, sharpening and simplifying and eliminating. See you soon.
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Very hopeful and uplifting! How wonderful when cultures are crossed and we just become human beings. ❤
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Glad you like it, Ms. Meghan. It’s a rewrite of n earlier poem. I am posting my re-writes and re-thinks today. Tomorrow I become Jack, and hit the road!
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It must be bittersweet! I’m sure you’ve had a wonderful time but it will also be good to be back with your love and in your own bed!
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True on all accounts, Ms. Meghan. I am also looking forward to cooking for my beloveds once more.
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Sounds lovely! Enjoy!
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It’s been a busy time, but a totally absorbing one. Quite unlike anything I have ever experienced before. I guess the proof of the poetry is in the publishing.
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Well the creative juices were certainly flowing. You were extremely prolific during this month. AND with a very high degree of quality, too!
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It’s amazing how things came together … I can’t explain it logically, so I won’t even try. I’ll just give thanks and count my blessings!
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