I wrote "A Poem for Buddha's Enlightenment Eve"
after sitting an all night retreat on Buddha's enlightenment
eve at my local Zen Center. Myself and three other individuals
ended up sticking it out the whole night. The poem was written
in thanks to the three individuals who sat so strongly with
me.
A Poem for Buddha's Enlightenment Eve
Glowing orange warmth
Early morning's blanket
Waited the whole night
So that I might awake
All the while watching
a bearded man with lidless eyes
hanging from a bodhi tree
By his rotten teeth
foolishly I asked him
why am I sitting under the tree?
the sly fellow saved all beings
with a glance he killed the Buddha and I
