Tree Pose

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.