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Passing Clouds, by Amy Tyksinski (August 2011)

By: Amy Tyksinski

Albuquerque, NM

The bottom hand just swings through, not trying to pass through the tan t’ien. Start with a slight waist twist to the left (as in Carry the Ball to the Side, which starts with a slight waist twist to the right.)

By Pete Gregory, Highland, IN

clouds

passing

side to side

oscillating

hitchhiker

wants a

ride

spring

bubbling

strings on a

marionette

lively life

holy

whole

my

teacher

is like steel

wrapped in cotton

lessons in

every

thread

Really tragic that I will eventually have to fall asleep, and the wisdom coursing through me right now will start to fade.

Topics: Carry the Ball to the Side, New Mexico, Passing Clouds, Poetry, Teacher Trainers

Originally appeared in: August 2011

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