At the beginning of the winter season, I took the liberty of decorating the labyrinth at the First Presbyterian Church on Oak Street. I'd been told of their labyrinth a few times, and I'd met Pastor Clay when he interviewed me about the Occupy movement at Pastry Art, where I frequently occupy. I happened by it a few weeks ago, and as I walked it and realized the four quadrant pattern and the dimensions of route, it just seemed like a natural fit. Besides, I wanted to clear everything out of the Fourth Street House before the started really moving this year, and I sure didn't want to lug around Elwin's dolly.
Since I've worked on the building in the past with both my father and brother, and since my brother-in-law is a Presbyterian, and I can't say I've ever met one I haven't liked, I figured the Presbyterians would be pretty good custodians of my art. They've surpassed my suspicions.
This Saturday, I will be installing the steps of the Unbroken Path throughout the pattern of the First Presbyterian labyrinth at 9am and packing it up again at 4pm. Take some time this weekend, in honor of a very warm winter, the birth of a New Year, and the celebration of a leader who led the walk to freedom for so many, and come walk the Labyrinth of the Unbroken Path.
Beyond that, this week has been a lot of fun. Here's my five and a half minute update.
I write the world
I write the world letters
I write the world poems
I write the world sonnets and essays and moans
I write the world songs
I write the world scenes
I write the world through books and emails and zines
I write the world happy
I write the world sad
I write the world temperatures between good and bad
I write the world coming
I write the world gone
I write the world of the Kingdom Come
I write the world truth
I write the world lies
I write the world bargains, pleas, alibis
I write the world sober
I write the world stoned
I write the world guilty and oh so alone
I write the world hopeful
I write the world glum
I write the world decoratively and deliciously dumb
I write the world for you
I write it for me
for the path
that leads
to We
Contributed by Steve McAllister
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