The Dream Widow
“Wilson stood on flat granite and looked down at the mist covering the valley.Long before men knew how to bury their dead a glacier had carved it from the mountains. Water, wind, and sun gave birth to life but cursed it at the same time, like a slobbering medicine man. Generations of spruce, foxes, and deer mice had grown and died in the valley. Men and women had lived here only a few centuries–––a drop in the bucket of time––but the result was no different from that of a fox shivering in her de...n. All life struggled to survive and ultimately failed, thought Wilson.A hand touched his shoulder.“Tell me what you’re thinking,” said Father Reed.Wilson shook his head. “We need a council meeting.”“Today?”“I talked to Jack last night and the situation is critical.”Reed smiled. “Whatever it is can wait a few hours, but I’ll make the arrangements.”A handbell rang three times from the mist of the main plaza. The women of the village began to sing. I walked down in the valley to prayLearning about the good old wayAnd who would wear the starry crownOh Lord, show me the way Oh Brothers, let’s go downLet’s go down, come on downOh Brothers, let’s go downDown in the valley to pray From the boulders and rocky slopes behind Wilson came the voices of the village men. I walked on the mountain to prayStudying about that good old wayAnd who shall wear the robe and crownGood Lord, show me the way Oh Sisters, let’s walk upLet’s walk on the mountain to prayOh Sisters, let’s walk upWalk on the mountain to pray Both groups of singers traded verses back and forth, the women’s voices steadily coming closer.MoreLess
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