“Tai Chi,” New Era, Aug. 1985, 23
Tai Chi*
Garden pavilion,
shade with six wind-walls
and a man.
Skin taut on bone and sinew.
His fingers balance sea, air, stars.
Eyes closed, ruling from within.
His face creviced with age,
pivots in the stillness.
Limbs, a windless sway of bamboo.
Wisps of white hair dull in the shade.
A prayer in motion.
Photo by Marc Marriott