What is the Message?

May: subluxed right shoulder.June: torn right gluteus mediuswith six to eight-week recovery. These are not the firstcorporeal and energeticsigns of being super bendyand overextended. It is time to replaceeffort with ease,effort with receptivity. Rest, strengthen, stabilizeOutside and inside. The body as a vehicle for learning.I am listening now. Attributions: Italicized words are quotes from A … More What is the Message?

Circus Dream [An experiment in poetry]

Picture me. The old-time circus strongmanin a skintight pink and black striped leotard.Big I am, yet light on my feetin thin black, ballet slipper-like high tops. My calves, quads, glutes, lats, pecs, and biceps ripplingas I pump my armsand sprint down the railroad tracksalong the river. I left my 1000-pound barbell behind,spanning a ditchto serve … More Circus Dream [An experiment in poetry]