Comments on: Sunday Poem #15: Buddhist Chronicles 5

By: Hiro Boga

Hiro Boga — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 16:28:37 +0000

Erika, oh–the great gift of writing and posting these poems has been finding in you a sister-poet who explores, extends and carries this story with me into new territory.

Thank you so much!
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By: Erika Harris

Erika Harris — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 11:12:23 +0000

Bearer of glory.
Royal princess.
Heiress of the Solar Dynasty.
Single mother.

If you ask me,
you were the holy one, Yasodhara…

…raising your abandoned son
with a heart gorged with pain
as you dwelt in the shadows
of Enlightenment.

I have little patience for asceticism’s
impracticality. Shouldn’t epiphanies help
with the feeding of babies
and the loving of wives?
Can’t illumination relieve
the weight of life and loss?

Your lamentation is not wasted
on me, Yasodhara. I see you
as strong as the very tree
under which your husband sat.

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Hiro, I am, again, most grateful to you for opening this gateway… to interact with historical figures who feel so real and present in this poetic vortex.
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By: Hiro Boga

Hiro Boga — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 16:56:49 +0000

Thank you, Sybil. I just took a look at your website, and your incredible, beautiful art and writing. Thanks so much for connecting here…
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By: painter of blue

painter of blue — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 16:28:20 +0000

I went back and read the earlier poems. Amazing. I look forward to reading more. Thanks for sharing them.

By: painter of blue

painter of blue — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 16:07:57 +0000

Beautiful!