The Glass Bridge

*THE GLASS BRIDGE* THERE IT STOOD THERE WAS NOTHING IN COMPARISON TO THIS SPECTACLE A BRIDGE OF GLASS A SINGING WONDERMENT EACH PIECE CAREFULLY HANDCRAFTED WITH TENDER LOVING CARE PRISMS, DIAMONDS, EVEN PIECES THAT LOOKED LIKE ELEGANT JELLY FISH TRULY THE GREATEST GLASS ARTIST IN THE WORLD CAPTURING EVERYONE’S ATTENTION-EVEN THE SUN’S A MOMENTOUS OCCASION TO SCULPT A BRIDGE OF GLASS AT THIS PLACE WHERE MY ANCESTORS TRAVERSED THE GLOBE FROM CHINA A DELICATE BRIDGE A LIFE-SHATTERING MOMENT STANDING BEFORE IT IN AWE THINKING OF ITS REPRESENTATION DOES THE WORLD EVEN KNOW WHAT THIS BRIDGE OF GLASS REPRESENTS? A GATEWAY TO THE WORLD OF POSSIBILITIES COME AND STAND WITH ME IN AWE STAND BESIDE ME AND CAPTURE A GLIMPSE WATCH THE SUN DANCE UPON ITS ESSENCE SEE THE RAYS CURTSY IN DELIGHT A MOST DELIGHTFUL SIGHT MY FAVORITE ARTIST—DALE CHIHULY WRITTEN BY GWENDOLEN RIX 9-26-14 http://museumofglass.org/outdoor-art/chihuly-bridge-of-glass