Short Poems by Students and Teachers

Clear
Window
Birds Fly Past
Continuous
Effortless
Blurs of
Life

– Trisha Bachman
(student of Sharon Sirkis)

I
used to
be afraid
Now I’m ready
to face a
brand new
day

– Kelly Baker
(student of Sharon Sirkis)

Soft
flowing
movements heal
body and mind
spirit soars
toward
God

– Sheila Holtgrieve
(student of Sandy McAlister)

One
spirit
flows into
all our movements
T’ai Chi Chih
heals the
world

– Sheila Holtgrieve
(student of Sandy McAlister)

Pain
Sadness
And Crying
Melting Away
As I Rock
Back And
Forth

– Jeni Simas
(student of Sharon Sirkis)

What
is Tao?
What is what
is Tao? Bah! Birds
fly t’ward the
sinking
sun

– Brent Gibbons
(student of Sharon Sirkis)

* * *

Fall breeze brushes cheek
Morning T’ai Chi Chih practice
Ah, moving stillness

– Debbie Cole

* * *

Sun
Shines Bright
Shadows Dance
Upon the Ground
Chi Flows Soft
Within
Me

– Lisa Thorburn