An ever widening aperture
paintbox of color trying to burst the black & white
suddenly the field beyond awash in golden-grey
this
prairie state
this simple street
in a simple town
1958
sun at a quarter to a late afternoon
summer blue explodes across the sky
clouds gathering
field lays dry
a simple white house comes into hazy view
a driveway
stationwagon
a man dressed for town in suit & tie
a beautiful woman dark-haired & tanned
baby pink-cheeked & lace
as a pony goes galloping by
a palomino no saddle or reins
running East
towards the forecasted rain
the camera stays with the babe
as she's placed in her crib
but we see her kaleidoscope mind searching for the horse
she knows he's not far
as he followed her here from beyond this place
somewhere distant
some different place
a companion of sorts--a seeker of spirit of bone
a teller of tales of the vast unknown
we see the pale horse
turning back to the West
we see the babe sleeping--dreaming
as clouds darkly thicken
a thunderstorm boldly bursts over the simple street and dry fields
as the horse comes to stand before the simple white house
waiting
knowing the baby slumbers
with rain & love prevailing