He strode from student
to student smashing down
imperfect cylinders they'd pleaded
upward out of mud.

Think of this in yoga class, aching up
into the seven-hundredth downward-
facing dog, still comprehending only clumsiness.

- continue

A business writer and editor from Cullowhee, N.C., Cabanis-Brewin writes for a variety of publications on business topics, and has been co-editor or co-author of several award-winning business books. Her poetry has been published in The Nomad, the Atlanta Review, and Appalachian Heritage, as well as on the North Carolina Arts Council’s Web site.

- full biography