Silver hair, cropped short and colored
to match her leotard each week: pink,
peach, blue, green, lavender…
Snapping dark eyes, broad smile
exposing porcelain teeth like a China doll
Upright carriage, proud straight shoulders
Head held high, easy walk, like a cat
However, when excited, a bounce to the stride
Legend was, in her younger days, she had been
a choreographer in Hollywood,
going by the name: Sunny Woods
When I was a young teen I took classes with her
She taught dance and yoga into her 70s
She ate once every 24 hours( at midnight)
And was as slim as a Barbie doll
she was supple and forever young
like an Evergreen
The last I heard of Miss Woods
She was teaching yoga in
Palm Springs well into her 80s
She would be gone by now, however,
She left an indelible mark on me
Forever…
Reclaimed from my rubble: 3/28/2015
I have long dreamt of following Ms. Woods' example.
RMK
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