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Bagua Movements
March 13, 2019
Collateral hand
Bagua movements
Reach into rebounding dust and capture the sun
Jump in earth-collapsing uproar
Find feet that might move up walls
And lights weaving through slits of mud
Clouds that fall into backyards and wriggle into teapots
And mirrors that show us what we are not
© Lucas N., Plains, MT
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Bagua is a martial art that is uniquely defensive and evasive in style. With patience and precision, its practitioners take advantage of their opponent's openings after frustrating and tiring them.
This poem came out of my personal frustration with my application of bagua principles to certain areas of life where avoiding confrontation and "being patient" is more harmful than helpful.