Arete of change

Nobody knows My Troubles with God

I remember walking through the "nine" gateway

i was living in Taos, New Mexico
focusing on my sixth art show based on intuition
a native american medicine wheel encompassing america
i was having visions of very large mayan type temple structures
an oasis of community concerns centered in nature surrounded by freedom

i returned 'home' to iowa to create the center of the medicine circle
during the process i ran into a man at a state art conference
who came up to me and said he was suppose to meet me
Luther Utterbach
was an iowa artist, raised by a father who was minister
at the little brown church in the vale

we became friends
shared our stories,
encouraged and supported one another in our work
Luther's
large project was temple like
a large multi storied stone pillared structure
with out laying structures in sacred placements
my dream manifest

Luther had no money, yet he was a well collected artist
two children with a wife on welfare
his life was struggling and challenging
seeing that his vision would see reality

everything was planned
where the stone would come from
areas of wilderness for possible sites
his vision was taking form
detail by detail

i assisted him in putting together an art show to gather support in des moines
he gained a gallery and agent to represent him

he made a very large log gateway
a doorway of change
from this world to that world

Luther
headed off to new york city seeking support

i remember getting a phone call from Brenda his wife
Luther
had been hit by a car while crossing a street
he was still alive with christo by his side
she and the girls were headed to his bedside

i remember so clearly
the memory of Brenda carrying
Luther's
urn of ashes down an alley way
after his iowa city funeral

where did my vision go
where did his dream go

i have walked through that "nine" gateway
it was an amazing masterpiece

Luther
was a rare iowa treasure and genius

unmanifested change in process of remembering

there is no real secret to success

even the jet man needed an airplane and pilot
to take him to the heights

flying, change, all transitions
are from one point to another
between the two points
the relationship

great people come and go
relationships
are eternal and infinite
cherish the journey
between two points
all are filled with such wondrously unique
gifts and treasures