Poetry for the Inner Ear

found a little bit of heaven those tender showers: corona virus across the world from bad to worse only aim is to survive: dark despair around

stay at home a holiday to mad crowd introvert paradise hearing music of wind staring at sun: lockdown

buddha takes such delight near the river now no one has yet loved veiled prophet great lama: tibetan another world

living near the tree of knowledge monk breathes in buddha: heavenly altar heart seizure by sun veritable face of  perfection world of light

memories of war bending sage praying: nightmare begins new battle the innocent jumped off the tower there was no other choice: stones heard the shrieks

carved in stone the light of a buddha figure: blessing given to monk starry heavens ecstatic illumination: the reason we love life

the less talk the better: laughing buddha silent whispering by waters of childhood: miracle will happen

windows are  dark no one is at home: silence keeping things whole end of civilization destruction mutual assured: nuclear war no one can win