After finishing the main body of my interviews here (I still have two more on Tuesday from those who had to reschedule from last week,) we took a well-deserved (I hope) break as a family to see U2-3D at the Imax next to the Aquarium (we saw the Oceanfront exhibit first). (This was the last showing in all of TN.)
While I found it to be nearly a religious experience, JA got bored about half-way through. AM had been worried about ME getting bored, but she was dancing and drumming all through it. JP seemed to truly appreciate the power of the music. Most of the songs were from the earlier albums, reworked in a few cases to in ways that make them relevant to the tension of today's world. We had ice cream afterwards while walking on the riverbank across from the Aquarium. A nice end to the day.
I haven't written a poem in a long time, but the evening inspired the following:
Banks of the Tennessee River
Shadow and light
Reflected on the river
The quiet city
A silent grace note
On a spring night
Stretched between
Shadow and light
Craving bright glory
Yet comforted by
Remaining unseen
Darkness hides flaws
But also dangers
Shadow and light
The border of new visions
And a trail of tears
Time to come of age
Unleash the voice
The music has begun
Shadow and light
Dance on the stage.
Grant insight
Sufficient to find
Safe passage
And bridge
Shadow and light
