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Monday, January 16, 2012

The Path

How many times have I clambered up the path of Multnomah Falls? The effort to shape my body leaves me wilting at the top. The old trees hold their branches to the wind year after year, strengthening without effort.

Tai Chi
the gnarled tree
contemplates
its next pose
over the waterfall