closing your eyes lightly
relaxing into darkness
taking care
feeling warm
falling into half-sleep
wide awake
feeling the shape of your heart
like arms protecting you
imagining
you in a fantasy yoga outfit
with bell-bottom pants a fabric
of blue-green waves moving
around your feet
at your waist a thin gold belt
you're told it's real gold
for soul reuniting
sitting in the lotus padmasana
with your fingers positioned
in gyan mudra perfection
together with a group of morning people
fresh from sleep in a room of wood
and glass in the middle
of glorious nature
all around you are tall fir trees
and the sound of water streaming
through white crusts of snow
you're moving in time and coordination
with your morning mates
exchanging your breath in peace the ocean
is in the air
and you're all together
but you've still got a room of your own
in the mind of the forest
your training suit is so light
you never even feel the belt of gold
around your breath
and only see never feel
blue waves moving
around your feet
your body is thriving with the asanas
gladly showing what it can do
flexing your muscles with just the right power
easy and free and in peace
with just the necessary moves
of your mind
you hardly know the morning people
but you're part of each other
inside this ship of heaven and earth
breathing blue air from fir trees
like you were a lung shared
but suddenly
outside the panorama window
there's a small cat looking in
looking at you
and you remember
why you took up soul reuniting
initially
love comes running
you jump out of your position
and go to the wall of glass
you place your hand on it
and the small cat
puts a paw on it
from the outside
you hurry out in the cold
you take the cat in your arms
whispering I love you
I love you
small paws resting on your arm
so softly confidently
you've been searching for the small cat
and now you've found each other
you grab your white yoga sweater
wrap it around the two of you
Vera Kelgart (with cathedral crystal 'Oceanic') 2019
