Dedication and Desire

Bluff Fort, October 24, 2009
By Janet Wilcox

     

 Standing on the shoulders of those who came before

A new San Juan Hill has been summitted.

 With Herculean effort

    families  have united to share

       legacies and lore,

          truths and treasures

             heritage and heroics.

Like parachutes of dandelion fluff

  scattered by the winds of change,

    Bluff’s legacy spread afar for 120 years,

         nurtured in descendant’s hearts,

           Until a dream began to grow.

Outdistancing the clouds of doubt

    And storms of failure

       Leaders called forth with hope and vision

            And new pioneers rallied to recreate the past.

  

    A modern gathering of clans and cabins converged,

       reminding us how undaunted courage

          and stick-it-atoo-ity can accomplish the impossible.

  

New generations

   Recognizing the value of history

     Have  reclaimed the mission of San Juan,

      Rebuild the fort

          and shown us with loving reminders

                   its new purpose under heaven.

   May we ever remember

        the trail, tears, and travails

             leading to this sacred ground in Bluff.