The mosaic symbolizing earth, air, water and fire looked like a disc about to fly off.
Thankfully, the joint art project by
Deborah Putman and
Connie Glover stayed stuck to the
Kwomais Park grounds and not one chip broke off or lifted in the wind and rain. The recent moderate storm refreshed the air but left a leafy mess, scattering my thoughts as I pondered the "bound and/or breaking free"
Poets and Storytellers United prompt.
Simultaneously bound and unbound in varying degrees, we navigate the world interdependently. While some are made helpless by outside forces impeding every move, others don self-imposed shackles due to limiting beliefs. Bound by natural laws and societal responsibilities, complete freedom is an illusion. Yet, when I am being me without pretense and moving about to wherever my whims take me, I feel free.
With all its talk about freedom, the 2024 US Democratic National Convention brought back memories of
the 2017 Women's March I attended in Vancouver, Canada. Perhaps societies in general are somewhat like mosaics, replacing stale but cemented ideas bit by bit over time. A US female president could be refreshing and is boundary breaking.
