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>http://www.poems.com/revivgoo.htm >The Revival Song of the Wild Woman > > The wild woman will never let you go back to living alone. > She has you in her control, leading you hopelessly astray, > preaching her don't-care philosophy, "No matter what the people > of the world may say." > > And she tells you now to go with her to where our music is buried, > and sing loud revival songs that will waken the dead > singers and players of instruments who sell out Don Drummond > and Bob Marley's heritage. > > This morning she caught your attention early, told you to dress > in fiery red, and you who have been keeping your life colors > in the range between muted and pastel are now garbed > in brimstone red > > with an infinite number of polka dot eyes all over so you > are now able to see behind, before, above and all around you. > And she is telling you to take a bus up to August Town to where > Alexander Bedward dipped them. > > And she says that you are to throw stones in Hope River and > trouble > the water, to signal the time of the coming of a new shepherd. > Then > take a country bus down to Half Way Tree and go and stand > by the fountain. > > There you are to testify freely and not worry what your enemies > say, > for they will never live long enough to vanquish you, therefore do > your unconquered dance right there, your dance of David trump > and wheel o' rock steady > > accompanied by tumbling tamborines and a funde drum and a kete > drum and a silver horn to blow the bad-minded down. Yes, > the wild woman is in ascendancy today, summoning the freed soul > in you to testify and pray. > > To wear brimstone red and to wrap your head and to move seamlessly > up and down between the worlds of spirit and sense, like the > flight > of the mystical dove. And if your mother won't come, and if your > father won't come > > Peace and Love I leave with you, Peace and Love, > and if your mother won't come, and if your father won't come > peace and Love I leave with you, Peace and Love. > > Lorna Goodison > Turn Thanks > University of Illinois Press janet paterson 52 now / 41 dx / 37 onset a new voice: http://www.geocities.com/janet313/ 613 256 8340 PO Box 171 Almonte Ontario Canada K0A 1A0 janet paterson 52 now / 41 dx / 37 onset a new voice: http://www.geocities.com/janet313/ 613 256 8340 PO Box 171 Almonte Ontario Canada K0A 1A0