when i could not sleep last night
when i could not sleep last night
i lay in bed forming nonsensical words
hearing crazy birds at four am
not pushing the river, l let tired
blend with awake, no mistake
i lay in bed forming nonsensical words
hearing crazy birds at four am
not pushing the river, l let tired
blend with awake, no mistake
yoga followed me to the mat
surrendering to breath, stretch
lengthening of muscles, opening
of joints, listening to lungs
wearing the heat of the beat
of an awakening heart
limb by limb, may skin & bone,
warming hands, reaching into the candle light
earlier than monastery dawn
the (in between) no person's time
where life meets with death (shine)
as there is no nourishment
in resisting the powers that run
bodies, & minds on a high wire--
where in the midst of rain
sparks the power of fire,
in all her elegance---to always
serve a much larger audience--
conjoined on this path--to sustain
surrendering to breath, stretch
lengthening of muscles, opening
of joints, listening to lungs
wearing the heat of the beat
of an awakening heart
limb by limb, may skin & bone,
warming hands, reaching into the candle light
earlier than monastery dawn
the (in between) no person's time
where life meets with death (shine)
as there is no nourishment
in resisting the powers that run
bodies, & minds on a high wire--
where in the midst of rain
sparks the power of fire,
in all her elegance---to always
serve a much larger audience--
conjoined on this path--to sustain
Comments
Post a Comment