Softening the blow with murmured regret
The dentist intones what my tongue already knows
“That tooth needs a crown, and soon.â€
Blast! There goes the new refrigerator!
Carried off by waves of why this and why me and why now
The tooth’s simple pain recedes, nearly forgotten
Buried under fast-laid sediments of self-pity and indignation
Posts Tagged ‘Dharma’
Crowning Glory
Posted in Being Otherwise poetry collection, tagged Buddhism, Buddhist, crown, dental, dentist, Dharma, echo, enamel, hope and fear, nurse, pain, poetry, tooth on July 17, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Running at the Wall
Posted in On Vanishing Path poetry collection (Dharma), tagged Buddhism, Buddhist, Dharma, Harry Potter, magic, Ngondro, refuge, sorcery, Three Jewels on March 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Point me to track 9¾ and just like Harry Potter
I clutch my cart, close my eyes and run at the wall
Trusting those who’ve gone before
In the Kitchen
Posted in On Vanishing Path poetry collection (Dharma), tagged Buddhism, Buddhist, Dharma, Ngondro, prostration, refuge, Tibetan masters on March 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The masters’ eyes all twinkle
They see what we’ve overlooked
They’re basting us in blessings
‘Til our samsaric goose is cooked
Visualizing
Posted in On Vanishing Path poetry collection (Dharma), tagged Buddha, Buddhism, Buddhist, Dharma, lama, Ngondro, prostration, refuge, sangha on March 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Refreshing cool of inlaid floor on soles of barest feet
Pull of muscles moving arms and legs in common beat
Caress of soothing air that’s perfumed warm and sweet
I take refuge in the lama, Buddha, dharma and sangha
100,000
Posted in On Vanishing Path poetry collection (Dharma), tagged accumulations, Buddhism, Buddhist, Dharma, Ngondro, refuge on March 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
In the beginning, impossible!
Like pi and the speed of light
Like the number of galaxies in the cosmos
A mind-stopping thought
An absurd imaginary number
The only thing to do is start
Absolute Reminders
Posted in On Vanishing Path poetry collection (Dharma), tagged absolute reality, Buddhism, Buddhist, Dharma, Ngondro, refuge on March 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Done in a crowd, it’s not singular
Asking for help, it’s not independent
Dissolving, it’s not permanent
Reminders when taking refuge
Of ego’s deceiving falsehood
Off the Cushion
Posted in On Vanishing Path poetry collection (Dharma), tagged Buddhism, Buddhist, Dharma, meditation, Ngondro, refuge on March 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Off the soft and silent cushion, life is hard
Besieged and heartsick, often at a loss
When wounded by the hurtful daily dross
Not knowing what to do, take refuge
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