May 2

Beach Body

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The radio speaks to me telling

Telling me to get my body beach ready

Ready for surf and sand and bikinis I suppose

Suppose I am insufficient already

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But on my commute I begin to ponder

Ponder the needs of going to the shore

Shore ready body doesn’t make the list

List includes towel, sunscreen, money for the store

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I complete my internal inventory

Inventory needs for a beach ready bod

Bod healthy and happy who can move through water and sand

Beach ready body is about mechanics not facade.

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(A Loop Poem)

April 17

Necessity

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Yoga is so gentle

Deceiving

The body, challenging the mind

Much of it is mental

Believing

In the strength and calm to find

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Holding poses for days

Centering

Shoulders with hips, brain with the heart

Gently resisting sways

Entering

A place where fitness melds with art

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Muscles, mind, and spirit

Strengthening

Quiet peace overtakes unrest

Learning not to fear it

Lengthening

Spine, being kind, opening chest.

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(A Tri-Fall Poem)

March 19

Mammogram

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Well, I am a woman and I have two breasts

Which at my age require regular tests.

To the office for an examination

It’s the first time and a whole new sensation

Lifting, placing, pressing, squashing but no pain

What to expect next nurse kindly explained

I don’t know what all the hubbub is about

It’s surely better than the alternate route.

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(A Tuscano Strambotto Poem)