Mothership by Bill Campbell

Author:Bill Campbell
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rosarium Publishing
Published: 2013-04-10T04:00:00+00:00

Waking the God of the Mountain

Rochita Loenen-Ruiz

My grandmother said that there was this woman who came to us through the portal of the gods.

“She was wearing a skirt that glowed like the sun, and when she walked, the sound of many tiny bells followed her. I know these things to be true because your great-grandfather heard it from his father who was there when she chose the one named Siring.

Back then, we went where we pleased, and no one told us where we should make our home. We did not owe allegiance to anyone, except to Batungbayanin, who is the god of the mountain.”

With her stories, Grandmother painted a picture of life in the jungle. Here was the red of the short-lived rafflesia against the brown and green of lianas. There, the bright yellow of canna lilies, Batoko plums, pitcher plants, huge dragonflies, wild orchids, and plantain. For me, she brought to life, the harsh cry of the shrikes and the call of the tits.

“You can still walk the jungle,” Grandmother said. “But it’s not the same.”

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