TREE POSE
A sunny day in yoga class
The room is flooded with sunshine
Two skylights in the ceiling
Which is lined in colorful clothes
Red yellow pink and orange.
I am standing across from the
teacher
Behind her a long narrow window
Through the window I see the street
The parked car next to a Camelia
tree
Strengthen your right leg
and slowly lift your left leg
How long can I stand like this?
I lift my hands in prayer
I start to shake a little and
I strengthen my abdominal muscles
I gain some confidence
and I raise my arms as a tree
I strengthen my right leg again
My spine is straight
And I feel in a perfect balance
Almost as the tree.
