NaPoWriMo Day 2
A prompt from NaPoWriMo.net.
Reborn on Lan Tian Lu
lawn tea-in loo woo sher woo how
at least those are the sounds
my mouth made in China where I lived
for one year, the brush brush
of twig brooms sweeping streets against the hush
of dark early morn I was reborn each day
on Lan Tian Lu as I walked to work
pausing to watch elderly Chinese neighbors
in lightweight pajamas practicing tai chi
slowly arms extended through loose-fitting sleeves
and slowly my lungs filled with breath
I expanded and collapsed under their spell
then the monsoon season began to swell
and the tai chi slowed ever more
as my breath became still, in a daze
I wandered out into the rains
and tilted my face
toward the sky
- Elizabeth
