I Am Tai Chi
I am a blue heron
Silently stalking,
Balanced with leg poised high,
I step softly into the sea.

I am a cloud
Wafting gently across the sky,
My arm drifts to the side,
My feet glide, body sways.

I am rain
Flowing gently from the sky,
My fingers trace trails of teardrops,
My feet planted firmly in the earth.

I am the pure white crane
Unfolding my wings,
I spring upward with my long legs
And soar above the world.

I am peace,
I am poetry,
I am passion,

I am tai chi.
Maureen Needham Aldrich ph.d.
My thanks to my mentor and dear friend,
Rosann Argenti, a master teacher of many talents.

Maureen Needham Aldrich, PH.D.,
Author of Therapy in Motion
(University of Illinois Press)