Tai Chi Bow

This poem is wrong in several ways: It started as a haiku, which is the wrong form for its Chinese subject matter; the poem exploded out of its haiku format; and the bow is not an essential component of all -- maybe even most -- forms of Tai Chi. Still, I think there's something valid remaining.

If you cannot bow
you can never do Tai Chi:
Humble is the dance.
Patient is the dance.
Quiet is the dance.
Watchful is the dance.

January 30 2014