Love for Vajra Guru
Vajra Guru I present you my love Uncontrived, pure and deathless All that is perceived by my body Is my … Read More “Love for Vajra Guru”
Tag: poetry
Black Sun
Black sun of my core The agonies of ruined loves belong to you The loss of my only child Is … Read More “Black Sun”
Bodh Gaya
A poem about the life of the Blessed One. By Tom Donovan It is a place and nothing more, No … Read More “Bodh Gaya”
I was Siddhartha’s Mother
They carried me into the forest. The sal trees, shaken by our clamour Showered small soft flowers on us. The … Read More “I was Siddhartha’s Mother”
Devotion to the Guru
Padma Drolma And if in all the beads nothing comes up I won’t forget you I’ll give another turn … Read More “Devotion to the Guru”
Amitabha All Around Me
Massimo Claus Amitabha is to me the air I breathe, the sounds I hear, the colors I see, the music … Read More “Amitabha All Around Me”
This is just to say
Ratnadevi I have eaten the plums that were in the icebox and which you were probably saving for breakfast Forgive … Read More “This is just to say”
Good Question, Good Quest
Steve Braff A sense of ease this settling down wonderfully absent worry. Till I feel the old hunger to capture … Read More “Good Question, Good Quest”
Border Dancer
Steve Braff – to 4/4 swing at a 140 tempo – Left Deer Gods’ land by way Siddhartha cemented Highway … Read More “Border Dancer”
A Monkey’s Tale Retold
Steve Braff It is said that in the ninth year of the Buddha’s ministry a quarrel arose between two parties … Read More “A Monkey’s Tale Retold”