For Tefita
What if my dharma is to live a beautiful life?
To that purpose, death is to be loved, because death implies life, as light implies dark.
As a beautiful work of art relies on contrast
Death, time, suffering, age: I welcome you.
You paint with such unique fragrances.
Everything is perfect.
And though everything is,
Time goes by, and so action is needed.
The action I take
Is the contemplation of god.
And the gestures I make
Towards the ones in the crowd who will even look at me
Are simple touches or hand symbols
To remind them
Of what they already know.
Beyond Mountains, More Mountains 