ODE TO A MONK

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JOURNAL #33

with the light

comes new attention

forages of questionable wisdom

obnoxious sleepers

everyone

except maybe

the Buddhist monks

temper less in their

polished simple out looks

the complicated path of

their tranquil simplicity

teaches all

who look long enough

upon them to truly see

the big steps they take

with their bare little human feet

to step over more unattractive

traits of inhabiting

a fallible vehicle

such as the human flesh

in our consumer driven world

so unconscious

we must crane our heads higher

than eye level to

admire such inner greatness

achieved..............

(May 15, 2008 447 am)














Author's Notes/Comments: 

was thinking about all those Tibet monks protesting for a free Tibet and how powerful that was as they are normally so quiet and introspective. It made me respect them all the more for their bravery to help those who are too afraid or unable to help themselves.

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