A.R. Ammons – July 12, Iyengar III

In this class we talk a lot about our physical limitations , and the appropriate limits to our egos, as we tackle more demanding asanas. I like this take on limits, which can often but shouldn’t necessarily, feel negative. The more I read this poem, the more I think I want it as my internal “theme song”!

Limits

Since the

unknown’s

truer

than the

known

and since

mystery

can

make a well-known weed

unreal

and since

bent we

break on

time that lets

everything endure

changed

why not take

liberties

and love

what is not

storm the intangible

for the lore

song’s lost in