Monday, February 17, 2014

Tummo

I am not the first man
 to discover
   I can stop my hands from becoming cold
that the sun and the moon are in different parts of the sky
that i can swivel

i am bundled 
 bare feet and hands
  standing on the sand
    facing east
      with a fresh sun
 It is winter
   it is cold
     and windy

And I think of the disciples in stories
 of Tibetan Yoga
   as well documented
drying wet sheets with their bodies
  under moonlight
on a night like this morning

It is called Tummo
Is it true?
Feet are a different story 
I got off on the wrong foot this time
Putting the socks and shoes back on feels very good
I am an anthropologist now



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