Gedicht

Bodhisattvas

For Hisao

Bodhisattvas never sleep.
Like angels they are busy
Tying ribbons in girls’ hair,
Writing love poems for boys.

Bodhisattvas have torches
That light up the universe.
Compassion is their watchword.
They find everyone who hurts.

I met a bodhisattva
A couple of years ago
On our holiday in Japan.
He was a very nice man.

                                                                              Marcus Cumberlege

					Ekō 97
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