Poetry
Buddha
Buddha
Resplendent, wisdom personified.
Bright, bedecked in merit:
Blessing til the sun should
Round out the universe,
Teaching, knowing, cutting with
Conviction the chains that bind.
Wielding the vajra chopper.
5 wisdoms adorned: -
My heart swells with love, boundless
I take not lightly this bond -
reality brought me to the brink.
I think I understand how joyously and completely you held my hand as we
trekked day and night through
horror, terror, in flight from
the demon self. Entered the
tiger's cave of no returning
scattered the seeds of white light
which grew to devour the night in
emptiness. Thrice blessed -
Buddha, dharma, sangha
Knowing all is in your honour
Buddha.
© Sophie Brown
3 Dec 2004