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Marchmadness
Member Rara Avis

since 2007-09-16

Posts 9271
So. El Monte, California

0 posted 2007-09-20 05:30 AM

When I was a little girl
I was very wary of crossing bridges.
Steel structures spanning rivers
Were ominous and scary.
Sometimes I would dream of huge bridges
That never seemed to end.
In order to cross those bridges
I would close my eyes and pretend....
To fly.
But age and sorrow tend to ground us
And gravity can be such a bother.
I've learned how to build
My own kind of bridges
To keep from falling into the water.

                         Ida Werrett

nakdthoughts
Member Laureate

since 2000-10-29

Posts 19200
Between the Lines

1 posted 2007-09-20 06:32 AM

I'm still working on those bridges~~

*funny story* I had to take my Afghan dog to Phila. for an operation years ago and had to cross this bridge near Lancaster , PA in the fog..it seemed like an uphill bridge and I couldn't see the end of it nor the sides and was driving into low clouds over the river...thought I may be on my way to heaven

M

Sekishu
Junior Member

since 2007-09-17

Posts 36

2 posted 2007-09-20 04:08 PM

I like this poem, it makes me think.

Marchmadness
Member Rara Avis

since 2007-09-16

Posts 9271
So. El Monte, California

3 posted 2007-09-21 01:19 AM

Thank you so much for you lovely comments.
Ida

JamesMichael
Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

4 posted 2007-09-22 05:52 PM

And now that al Qaeda is eyeballing some of our bridges for possible targets, and with some of our older bridges failing, it seems to take a certain amount of trust to safely cross a bridge...James

Earth Angel
Member Empyrean

since 2002-08-27

Posts 40215
Realms of Light

5 posted 2007-09-22 06:10 PM

I still am weary of crossing bridges. Especially when there are high winds and the big transport trucks go whizzing by. My uncle was one of the architects of the one that I cross over quite often and he used to say that he made sure that he made it extra strong so that I would be safe when I was on it. ~ Hey, I wonder if he was pertaining to my weight! lol

May your wings fly you safely wherever you want to go.

Enjoyed this little peek of you as a little girl.

Linda

Kethry
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-07-29

Posts 9082
Victoria Australia

6 posted 2007-09-22 07:32 PM

It's good to build bridges in case you ever get grounded - but I hope you soar with the eagles forever.

a good commitee can decimate communication.

Marchmadness
Member Rara Avis

since 2007-09-16

Posts 9271
So. El Monte, California

7 posted 2007-09-23 02:38 AM

Thank you all for your very nice comments.
A few years ago I was watching television when that double decker bridge fell on those people during that earthquake in San
Francisco. The "little girl" in me was terrified. We had crossed that bridge a year earlier on our way to Oregon.

moondogz
Member

since 2007-05-01

Posts 397
Great White North

8 posted 2007-09-23 07:32 AM

I really like this Ida, you have a very unique way of expressing yourself...seems to me to be straight from the heart. Thanks

moon.

Artic Wind
Member Rara Avis

since 2007-09-16

Posts 8080
Realm of Supernatural

9 posted 2007-09-23 03:47 PM

Marchmadness-

newbie to another, this poem is very well written, your doing very well

ARCTIC WIND

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