Friday, July 6, 2012

. . . . . . . . . . ... I Am Not


A nap.
I really wanted a nap.
But it was late.
Too late to nap.
I must play my guitar, I must.
Because the nap would lead to me staying in  bed the rest of this day.

But first.
A Blessed AT lie down.
Played with a lie down in the prone position.
Using Missy Vineyards instructions.
This opened up something new.


Playing with AT directions.
Misdirecting my mind to allow freedom.
I am not playing the guitar.
And I did not.
I was not even holding a guitar.

Finding my center.
I am not holding my neck.
And I Am
Forward, up,     wide.
And then again. 
Lightly bringing
Different & various combinations,
of one hand or both and then again.
To the space where I am not playing guitar.

Finally
My guitar
Graces my body.
Quiet 
Body
Mind 
Strings.

 I allow my hands to float to the guitar.
As if driven by ocean currents.
I am not playing my guitar.
Moving hands.
Quieting mind.
Finding my center again,
and again.

Finally notes sing.
As I sing with them.
Boldly.
Uncharacteristically
BOLD.
The act of singing like this requires
Most of my attention.
And my hands play on.

I come to an end.
Pause.
Inhibit.
Think more negative directions.

I am not compressing myself.
And voila,
I was not.
More playing, 
More Alexander Technique.
More quiet.

More not playing while playing.

I am not a slave to my practice.
Another lie down.
First semi-supine.
Then prone.
More quiet.

Then this 
not playing Gathered Hearts 

A break w/out my nap.
Energized
Happy
Ready for more.
I am not holding my neck.
The setting sun
Silhoutes my shoulders, neck and head.
On the brick wall.

I am not doing the Alexander Technique.
But


It just may be
Doing me.



More playing.
More directing.
And now
A long big nap.

2 comments:

  1. a song did come
    from the strings to me
    it fills me with grateful joy
    every night I let it roll
    where it takes me
    I can not define
    but I'm sure my glow
    would give a clue
    as I lean back
    into the big pile of pillows
    and play long into the night :~)

    totally loved your words
    and thoughts they inspired in me

    naps rule and I've just recently starting enjoying playing my guitar laying back.

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  2. LOVE this new nap concept, your love of your guitar, your body, your freedom. Beautiful visual poetry, my own e.e.so free e.e.e.e.e.e.e.e

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