Buddha with Acne

Imagining the Buddha as a thing

Of ugliness might help.  Any insights

Then might be less lovely.  They might not sing

Like anthems in a temple full of lights

In polished candle holders.  Beauty would

Become beside the point.  Revelation

Would come related to a chunk of wood

Or bristles as ash from a cremation.

No prettiness is needed like the bloom

Of lotus or roots of a Bodhi tree.

A clay pot or a ladle in your room

Should be plenty for serendipity.

  His ugly lips would even be enough.

    Enlightenment can come from any stuff.

 

by phillipw | Nov 2, 2019 | EN | 0 comments