2 Hands Support the Heavens
Noon
QiGong
The world slows
As we move like
Sky
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Today I learned two new things: in qigong, we started with the "5 Elements" practice, and today we learned the moves for the first element, Wood.
And I learned what a "Lanturne" is: a short form of poetry that follows a 5 line pattern. The Laturne is featured in Folded Word's new writing column "Write Short & Share", and of course after reading about it, I was tempted to write a Lanturne.
It took a bit to find the way from the 5 elements to the 5 laturne lines, but when the last word fell into place, it felt like: bingo.
The title of the poem "2 Hands Support the Heavens" is the name of a qigong move from the previous serious we learned, the 8 brocades. Some of them sound like poems: "Draw a Bow to Shoot a Golden Eagle".
And here's the original photo - this is the inner courtyard of the "Staatsgalerie" (State Gallery) in Stuttgart, Germany. It belongs to the new, modern-art part of the galery, the architecture is designed by James Stirling, and back then, caused controversial debates:
And some links:
- The Festival of Words - Day 2
- 2 Qi Gong videos that give an idea: 8 Brocades QiGong Practice +
5 Elements QiGong Practice
And another "Staatsgalerie" photo, from last year:
2 comments:
Nice to learn about these forms. Yet to attempt them.
Lovely pics :)
Interesting poetry form. Will try for sure. Lovely pictures. :)
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