We start slowSilent and listeningWhole body aware.Energy flowsBack and forthForth and back.Speed increasesThen complexityConscious thought is abandoned.I win by letting goI fight by giving groundI strengthen by relaxing.It becomes playJoy fills my spirit.I am capable of so much moreThan I e’er dreamt.
Category Archives: Tai Chi
Poem: Chen Tai Chi
It starts slow.I moveIn perfect control.SlowlyThe rhythm speedsAnd energy flowsSuddenly it stops.I’m just getting startedFaster and fasterI move.Sweat drips downMy naked torsoFinally readyI take up the blade.The dance begins againMore lethal this timeMore demanding.Cold steel flashesBody movesAnd I amOne with the Spirit.For a momentThe cosmic tumblers align.The moment is gone too soonBut with each danceMyContinue reading “Poem: Chen Tai Chi”
Poem: Taoist Tai Chi
It starts slow A mere hint of movement A mere tingle of energy A mere taste of what is to come Slowly it increases As I begin to move Building and growing Until the energy is rushing through me Like white water flows My mind grows blank My body feels pain My heart pulses likeContinue reading “Poem: Taoist Tai Chi”
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