The Way It Is

Hi Katy -
I found this poem by William Stafford, amongst my files...don't remember where it came from..but, here to share...
-- Rudy

The Way It Is

There's a thread you follow.

It goes among things that change.

But it doesn't change.

People wonder about what you are pursuing.

You have to explain about the thread.

But it is hard for others to see.

While you hold it you can't get lost.

Tragedies happen, people get hurt or die, and you suffer and get old.

Nothing you do can stop time's unfolding.

You don't ever let go of the thread.

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Oregon Council for the Humanities: Relating Through Art:

This article in Oregon Humanities Magazine profiles several social practice artists working in Portland, and includes some words I had to say about my work with the The M.O.S.T.

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