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Poets Corner

Gregg Heathcote

I's Amida's staggering stand-up straight-man: a vice-verse confession of dry self drunk on stage

Amida's humour humours
Amida's world winks
Her laserlight livens
Her work's wit
Namo Amida Butsu

Oya's folly's freedom
Oya's truth's trick
Our laughter's leaven
Our sorrow's sweet
Namo Amida Butsu

Balloons go up
Buddha's belly rocks
Dharma wheel rolls
Dig pure playground
Namo Amida Butsu

Faith's eyes sparkle
Gambolling games guaranteed
Tongue tickling meaning
Tariki's tale wags
Namo Amida Butsu

Compassion wisely cracks
Punchline gets me
Me all over
Knock knock nembutsu
Namo Amida Butsu

A-cute angle Amida
Felicity's act gratis
Buddha entertaining bombu
Dissolving in merriment
Namo Amida Butsu

Applause ecstatic applause
Oya's occasion rising
Nature's standing ovation
Eternal encore infinite !
Namo Amida Butsu

( © Copyright Gregg Heathcote, 24 December 1994 )

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