Month: March 2023

I am the only man
                            today
                                    in yoga class.
Fifteen women and me.
I am here
               with my wife
                                    Susan.
Next to her a woman
                                 on her left.
                                 I am
                                 on her right.
I recognize the woman.
I say
        "You look familiar."
She says
         "I am a cashier
           at Big Y Supermarket."
"Ah,"
         I say.
"I thought you might have recognized me."
"I see
         so many people,"
         she says.
I am
       here
              with my yoga family.
My body is
                  relaxed.
My mind is
                  calm.
Teacher speaks
and says
              "Shanti
               Shanti
               Shanti
               Shanti
               Peace
               Shanti
               Peace
               Shanti 
               Peace."
My eyes closed.
I move
           from
                  unreality
                  to reality
                  from darkness
                  to light.
I am
       with my yoga family
I am.