We laugh
We wait
We contemplate
Work and rest
Attention get

As candles ring the worlds
Bells join in consort
Blessings glow in a basket
Laden
as droplets fill the rivers
Pour the ocean into
One Pearl ~ Choose
Gather it Precious ~ Pure and Holy

5 treasures await
5 universes transcendent
5 distractions wield their
Sword and staff

One flowered vine crosses over
5 mysteries given
By those who have traveled

There

- Marilyn Allysum
     copyright 2004

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Through banyan branches,
just for fun,
Hunt for monkeys.
You'll find one.

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