a sight for the
eyes to behold
one thousand bodies
washed upon the shore
a curious treasure
for the sea to cede
gracious undertows
yield hungry ghosts
wrapped in blankets
of seaweed
suspended in true
states of bardo
occupying a beachhead
between sea and land
cycles of tides churn
The Wheel of Life
a quivering moon
lights pathways home
strewn bodies of liberated
souls molder in the sand
proper alms for *****
and squawking gulls
Dedicated to the people of Japan and
the victims of the earthquake and tsunami
Oakland
3/14/11
jbm
Nov 5, 2011
Nov 5, 2011 at 10:21 PM UTC
a sight for the
eyes to behold
one thousand bodies
washed upon the shore
a curious treasure
for the sea to cede
gracious undertows
yield hungry ghosts
wrapped in blankets
of seaweed
suspended in true
states of bardo
occupying a beachhead
between sea and land
cycles of tides churn
The Wheel of Life
a quivering moon
lights pathways home
strewn bodies of liberated
souls molder in the sand
proper alms for *****
and squawking gulls
Dedicated to the people of Japan and
the victims of the earthquake and tsunami
Oakland
3/14/11
jbm
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