Of the 10 people in this picture that I knew when it was taken, I have seen or spoken with more than half recently. They are some of my oldest & closest friends. I love to look at us then & think about how much more beautiful we are now, with the richness of our lives building our faces & characters & friendships.
Time Wasn't Linear
I have never been disappointed
in anyone who was part of the House
it was formative
real
how I knew the world
I wanted
was possible
We arrived & were enlightened
— just like that! —
then spent the next 50 years
believing it
though we always acted
with belief
the big bang of understanding
as we reassemble the shards
We're from Syracuse & Spartanburg,
Bridgeport & Sioux Falls,
Alabama, Ohio & Tennessee
but our true homeland is The House