Monday, January 21, 2008

a poem in couplets by Andrew Feldhacker

Now that you mention it, it occurs to me
that my soap is peppermint-

scented. Could it be that I am everfresh?
I'll leave this up to you.

In keeping with my aversion
to cinematic genius, I think I'm going to pass

on that movie. So, please, by all means,
lambast at length. As

for David-Dorian, it's easy to see
why he's 'America's best-loved Tai Chi instructor':

whether it's parting the horse's mane,
crane spreads wings, or brush-knee-and-push,

his inner-balance and grace of form
are... actually kind of hard to keep up with at first.

I followed along for about half-an-hour.
Then I watched 'Hero', and went to bed.

So I'll be giving David another go in a little bit
here, and will give you a full account of my Chi,

post-Tai.
What's the scoop with you?

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