Crocodile

He speaks
as a deity would speak:

with words of insight, liberation, and compassion

Mostly, he teases

He is laughter

As we meet
At a crosswalk

The tiny bald head
Barely visible

Above the steering wheel
Of an ancient Ford mercury

He waves me through
grinning

Later
I tell him how

I emptied my clothes
Closets for the nuns

He giggles:
Tomorrow what will you wear?

Uproarious Bodhisattva

I am devoted

Caught in the jaws
Of crazy wisdom

Surrendering
To tremendous consequences

For him I wish the nothing
Of everything

Things as they are


~Dedicated to Lama Tashi Namgyal~


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lovely piece this is. enjoyed it very much. question? what is Bodhisattva? Drm
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Bodhisattva is a being who compassionaltely refrains from entering nirvana in order to save others and is worshipped as a diety in Mahayana Buddhism. For more information go to this link (http://www.c-level.com/bodhi/) and you will find in verse the 37 practices of a Bodhisattva :) Namaste