Savasana!

Lay my body down.

Make me one with the Earth.

After feeding me with harvests,

holding me with gravity,

washing me in rivers,

cooling me with winds,

still I doubt the Mother.

Savasana!

Plant in me your stillness

to know

no end, no beginning, no moment,

only flowing.

Savasana!

Grey-bearded, fresh-eyed, frail-boned, smooth-skinned,

fading, radiant, teacher of life!

Precious pose of the Corpse—open me!

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Editor: Bryonie Wise

Photo: elephant archives