Your Touch Lingers

Like heat seeking missiles

the words you spoke

found my mind.

softly…

I close my eyes

hands touching

ever so lightly,

with humble respect,

electric nevertheless.

Luscious ecstasy

of discovery;

tentative fingertips

connecting,

exploring,

opening to
tender palming.

Arms held wide

pulled in close

staying centered,

connection intact.

Music segues to silence,

crashing waves subside,

eyes open

we disconnect

and still…

Copyright © Henri Ferguson 2003

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I meet with this group every week to “push hands”. We always start the evening off with light but meaningful conversation, and warm up with various Chi Gong movements to a backdrop of soothing, meditative music. Pushing Hands is a Tai Chi related movement that involves two people with eyes closed connecting through, fingers, hands and wrists just maintaining light contact and making circles and other increasingly different movements. The idea being to stay in your own center (Dan Tien) and remain grounded while exploring each other’s energy. At times it feels like operating on autopilot my arms moving without my help and time appears to stand still. Depending on my partner there are other times when the entire movement takes on a magical dance like experience. This was one of those times.

Written May 19th, 2003