April PAD (Poem-a-Day) Challenge: Day 9 "Yoga Class"

Today’s prompt from Writer’s Digest Poetry Editor Robert Lee Brewer is “For today’s prompt, write a shady poem. I’ll leave the interpretation of this prompt up to you. It could be a poem that includes shadows and/or shading. It could be about a shady part of town or a shady person. Or well, something else.” Each day of this challenge, the number of comments on Brewer’s blog has decreased. I guess some people are falling out. I was one day behind, but this catches me up. Hopefully, I will be among those who complete the entire month.

I’ve written about shadows before. In fact, one of my most recently published poems contains a prominent shadow, my father’s. You can find that poem, “Plumbing,” in the Fall/Winter 2011 issue of Crosstimbers, as well as a poem titled “Drought Year.” An additional FYI, they are currently accepting work for their next issue (poetry, fiction, nonfiction, etc.).

“Yoga Class”

Monday evening at the Y, I roll
out a mat, attend to breath.
Exhale. Inhale. Exhale. Inhale.
Surya Namaskara begins
up down back down forward.
Up. Rising toward the sun.
Shadow follows each Asana.
Breath.
Switch legs. Repeat.
Attend to breath.
Shadow follows each Asana.
Attend to breath.
Attend to breath.
Shadow follows each Asana.
Shadow. Breath.
Flowing shadow breath.

April PAD Challenge: Day 1 “Scenes Shot in Super 8″
April PAD Challenge: Day 2 “Adobe Café”
April PAD Challenge: Day 3 “Confession Booth”
April PAD Challenge: Day 4 “100% Juice”
April PAD Challenge: Day 5 “Uncle Harry”
April PAD Challenge: Day 6 “Hide ‘n’ Seek”
April PAD Challenge: Day 7 “Political Discourse”
April PAD Challenge: Day 8 “Heart 2.0″
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