Thanks all for your kind comments about "morning sun"
I wrote that last week - I don't do that normally but was inspired by events that started here in the Hill Thread.
About a year ago, while enduring China for the fourth year I logged on to TG after being absent since 2005.
My first impression was that no matter what thread I read through, I always found Mudd there...with his "How cool is this" and, of course..."God Bless".
We both ended up on this thread and have been here for a year or so. Here is inspiration, tradition and dreams all blended toghther. I fell in love with the simple and humble bent stick when I was very young...found it here afresh and will not let her go...
The poem was inspired by a photo of a bow I will soon hold and shoot. It was a bamboo stave with a dark myrtle block glued at the center point.
Years ago I made a few longbows but the things of life made it impossible to do that again. I was able to dream a bit and could see a bowyer shaping that stave with great care....driven by a passion for the tradition we all embrace.
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The "bones" of Morning Sun come from Asia...most likely Zhejiang, Fujian, or Guangdong China where the vast forests of Moso Bamboo have grown for centuries. Her "soul" was given here, in Western USA by tradition and more importantly, the touch of the "maker, her creator and god"
The little shop and the man the with the hands is in the West...Kimberly, ID. His name is Nate Steen. It is no mystery: he loves his craft and the tradition that inspires it.
And so you know...and Jeff, you were right. Morning Sun does rise over Sunset Hill...ain't that too cool?
This is my 1000th post! I can't think of a better way to spend it than to thank (in advance) a guy who is taking time out of his way-to-busy life to make a bow for me.
Thanks Nate!!
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