To know a movement
let it inhabit you.
Move into your arms
and row or reap or
raise hands as though
to honor something—sun,
moon, pollen from the
blowing pear trees, the
mulberry bush that
erupts with thousands
of sparrows. Now banish
mind visions.
It’s nigh impossible for
image and movement to
leave each other. They
intertwine like lovers
under a bay tree. Let them
separate for a time. Yearn
to know your arm in some
new and strange way. Move
it… then let it move
you. Taking you, like a
forgotten friend, into
some land you’ve never
seen before.
Thank you ever so much, Beverly Voss!