Threading the Needle

Reading from Tuesday, October 20, 2015 yoga class

From the book "Yoga Poems: Lines to Unfold By"  by Leza Lowitz


Sutra Hasta Majariasana    Threading the Needle

Untangling a knot
that is my life
the knot becomes my teacher.
Gathering the threads into one,
unraveling the closed-up space
a glimmer of light
surfaces between strands.
The needle that is sharp
at dawn
might be broken by dusk.
The thread
that is straight today
doesn't know
it will be knotted tomorrow.
The knot
that is tangled today
could be woven into gold
ten years from now.
That is why
I thread the needle,
honoring the odds
steadying my arms
softening my breath
working the knot,
trusting.