Sunday June 5
*
A glimpse
forth at the base of the steep climb
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 the crowd of wondrous beings
behind the thrones
still within the great assembly hall
of Jangchub Chokhorling
of Litang Chode are we
A thousand of them
calm and poised before our gaze
stand looking out at us
yet all emanate the same
personality
for all are Tsongkapha
and to the left of the thrones
Manjughosa Jamyang
Avalokiteshvara
Shakyamuni they whom we know
beyond a stairway
At it's height
Mahakala gestures to us
all in a sweeping motion
we are transported there
to this place where
Mahakala
Dharmaraja
Senge Dongma and Shukden
deities place their guard upon the mind
In the calm stillness we rest
to return before the thrones
where Tsongkapha Avalokiteshvara
Maitreya
and Tara Dolma
wait for us
to the right another rise
to where the presence of
Buddhas and Bodhisattvas
emanate
we rest there for a time
Then to us comes a song
of purest note we pause in awe
to look below
look beautiful one
its Sarasvati again
music and poetry's muse
and Yeshe Tsogyel Padmasambhava
stand before
enlightened beings and protectors
that we know
All save the one
who stands just beyond
It's Marici Ozerchenma
goddess of the dawn
many have stood before
her steadfast blazing red light
in quiet supplication
for at her gentle touch
even the most profound
obscuration of the mind
can be vanquished
leaving vast open pure freedom
and wonder then behind
We pause for a moment
in quiet homage
thence beyond the portal
we return to the glinting mountain light again
All this not so wonderful
to my straining eyes
as your determined beauty
and swift uplifted grace
that endures with patient dignity
this that I see in you
beneath the open sky
on this morning
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 31
* courtesy of A Luminous Diamond (Bright) Crystal Show productions.
reference material for the poem is courtesy of the Footprint Tibet handbook by Gyurme Dorje.