Poem: "Taijitu"

This poem was inspired and sponsored by marina_bonomi.  It features the Origami Mage and several principles of oriental philosophy: yin and yang, wuji, and taijitu.

Yin  is cold and wet,
the feminine force of birth,
tranquil yet potent.

Yang  is hot and dry,
the masculine force of death,
focused yet graceful.

Wuji  endures change;
the whole remains unbroken,
dynamic balance.

The paper is black.
The paper is white.  The folds
unite yin and yang.

From a single page,
origami mage creates
shapes of taijitu.

Orca leaps from sea
to tow her folded boat through
high waves and low troughs.