Venus of

Today’s draft is inspired by random thoughts I had while taking myself through a DANCEmandala practice.*

Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedIf the neck of my shirt falls openwhen I am in a forward fold,if I tilt my neck and catch a glimpseof my aging body compressed -- I must admit --I am much more Venus of Willendorfthan Venus de Milo.Then I gently unfold my spinerest bone on bone on boneinto my full upright humanity,smile at my silliness -- to think I could be captured as rock or stone.

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