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Greetings from Michigan: The Great Lakes State
Track: The Widows In Paradise

Meaning of the Bridge (Part 2)

but at the end of the bridge
in my mind was uncertainty
full of anxiety I was unaware of what I'd see
at the end
the end of the bridge
further down I rode my bike
up ahead was a woman
beautiful, blonde, hair reflecting the sun
obviously agreeing
but
at the end
the very end there was a group of boys
Jewish boys, every one hasidic
playful and ready
laughing and jumping
saying "hi friend"
waving with merry smiles...

so yes virginia
there is no santa claus
but there are angels who ride skateboards
gliding
piggyback style on the wind



Authors note- some of the meanings of the poem:

one is maintaining something thats been lost in this world... a result of men not realizing they themselves are the problem. we are all the problem. the rider in the poem realizes that from the first part of the dream to the second what is truly beautiful in this world. he sees a hint of it when he was a child.. when he had things like the honor of following and honoring parents, a father... a pure joy.
There is something divine about being like a child and also learning from one. In them we can find our way and learn more about ourselves. Its also how God teaches us about ourselves...

another meaning in the poem is...

Luke 11:9

9 “So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. 11 If a son asks for bread[d] from any father among you, will he give him a stone?


One thing you can take from this poem is Truth. The fact of the matter is that the poem had a beginning and and end. This cannot be disputed. There is Truth in the world. There is absolute truth which is to say there is a right and a wrong. You can know. You can get answers to life's questions.

"There was never much hope... just a fool's hope" - Lord of the Rings