Meditations

Tree Pose

Soles - firmly planted -

 each toe

   tingling, frizzling

through my core.

 Breath holds me steady.

Wet, salty droplets trickle down my face.

Miraculous feet- hold my body

grown heavy with age.

Silently

lifting

one

leg.

Muscles

tighten,

strain.

Conscious

mind.

Focuses

on my heroic

Metatarsals

Strength

courses,

flows

through

every

tendon.

Working.

Until

I

Let

Go

Twenty-Six Bones

Standing

in the stillness

I repeat

Oh

how I I love my feet

Thank you

for supporting

my extra weight

oh

How I love to eat

Hiking

In the morning rain

I slip and slide

But

I keep landing

on my feet

Balancing

In tree pose

Resting on my toes

you

don’t miss a beat

Energy pulsing

From sole to soul

Strength renewed

I

don’t need a seat

Phalanges gripping

Calcaneus holding

Oh

My amazing feet

August 2023

Spectre De Le Rose

I am in the theater

And beyond it

Plush velvet seats 

golden sparkling lights 

Dancers glide across the stage

Satin shoes tap the wooden floor

Crescendos release me 

Send me soaring

I am in the theater 

And beyond it

Thunderous applause 

The magnificent Baryshnikov leaps 

Spinning golden threads of light

graceful, gentle, gestures 

He is a rose

I am his beloved

Entranced 

by the beautiful bloom

delicately placed

in my waiting hands

I am the petal 

floating 

slowly to the ground, weightless 

My heart stretches as my breath catches 

Behold the glorious flower

I am in the theater

And beyond it

September 2023