Sunday May 29
*
A glimpse
forth toward the span
to the leading light of my long day
slight gentle beautiful determined bright one
patiently making her way
she firmly alone firmly herself
to quietly remind me
that not so far away
for she I we two
our warm and bright future day
and to her then to say to tell
of how we gaze upon the thrones
contemplate them for a moment
then from our left two figures
emerge in the flickering light
of the butter lamps
It's Sparshavajra Guhyasamaja
she with one face
looks upon he with faces three
each visage ready to subdue
the three terrible poisons
of the mind ignorance
attachment
and hate that hold beings
in the realms
of relentless anguish and pain
Every war that was ever fought
every tear that was ever shed
every beautiful moment lost
every unkind word that was ever said
all arose from these terrible three
enemies of all beings
Sparshavajra Guhhyasamaja
look unflinchingly on them
and in the light
of their divine reason
the terrible poisons
ebb away
Their illusion fades
to leave the clear
the infinity
of unfettered mind
pure as it was
all along
into our heart their voices sound
as a gentle melody
Then to us comes those
of presence fiery
Look beautiful one
its Vajravarahi Cakrasamvara
they we whom well we know
they nod to us
and smile in fierce approval
at our intrepidness
which now we suddenly need
for before us
in glinting blue black
terrifying splendor
Vajrabhairava Yamantaka with gleaming horns
glares upon us
yet within our minds comes
the power of his wisdom
and now we understand
his gift to us
the knowing
that death is but illusion too
All this not so wonderful
to my straining eyes
as your determined beauty
and uplifted gentle dignity
that endures with patient grace
this that I see in you
beneath the open sky
on this afternoon
of our spring of working
and waiting
and weaving
Lotus blossoms rest
upon the window sill
and so we wait
two as one
we our effort
real and lasting
slight gentle
beautiful one
May 23
* courtesy of A Luminous Diamond (Bright) Crystal Show productions.
reference material for the poem is courtesy of the Footprint Tibet handbook by Gyurme Dorje.