Dedication
For my Father and my Mother,
who gave this life to me.
March 1, 1978
beside the olive tree
THE ARCHITECTONIC VISION
Spring 1970
The poet (central character) learns from an older self. Her view is small at first, crescendos to total cosmos, and closes again as small, but with cosmic scope. The wisdom of the older self is remembered—italic lines of thought which then are superimposed upon experiences, interpreting them in view of these bits of wisdom.
THE TIME: SPRING
THE PLACE: HOUSE # 215
Prologue: Talking to Nick
Act 1: The 215 Dream
Scene 1: The Whispered Word of Love
Scene 2: Listening to the Family Sound
Act 2: Returned Into Sand
Scene 1: A Dream of Darkness
Scene 2: Sacrificing the Guilt
Scene 3: The Happy Ending’s Roar
Act 3: The 2:15 Dream
Scene 1: Joyful and Triumphant: Living Out the Real
Scene 2: Hush!
Epilogue:
The Resurrection
the characters
in order of introduction
The Storyteller
The Artist
The Heroine
The Storyteller’s Mother
The Storyteller’s Children—The Four Seasons:
Spring, Child of Promise—The Son
Winter, Child of Faith—The Eldest Daughter
Autumn, Child of Fulfillment—The Middle Daughter
Summer, Child of Revelation—The Youngest Daughter
The Storyteller’s Father
The Boatdriver
Mr. Panda
The Prince
The Hero
The Prison Brother
Robin Hood
Quicksilver