I grew up in West Texas,
where bridges are few
and far between.
Rivers are rare
and often bare,
no water to be seen.
Lubbock County
has but one little bridge
over a little dry draw.
I went to San Francisco,
where bridges abound,
and was completely awed.
I went on the Oakland,
plus the Golden Gate,
and fell completely in love.
I loved seeing
the blue waters below
and the big blue sky above.
Now I live in Colorado,
where rivers
and bridges are many.
I’ve walked across the
Royal Gorge bridge,
totally worth the penny!
I’ve been converted
to bridges you know,
they thrill and mystify me.
I still love best,
the great big ones,
that span a deep blue sea.
© Elaine Wood-Lane
4/28/15
Today’s challenge was to write a poem about bridges. A bridge is a powerful metaphor, and when you start looking for bridges in poems, you find them everywhere. Your poem could be about a real bridge or an imaginary or ideal bridge. It could be one you cross every day, or one that simply seems to stand for something larger – for the idea of connection or distance, for the idea of movement and travel and new horizons.
Growing up in a place with few real bridges, they seemed a bit scary. However, after crossing the Oakland Bay Bridge (Bay Bridge to the locals), over that dark water at night, I was hooked! Since then I’ve ridden and walked on many bridges and even gone under a few by boat (ferry in San Francisco) and by train (under the Royal Gorge in Colorado). Bridges are fun!
Love and peace, Elaine
Sunshine Lane 
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