Two Poems on the Parinirvana of My Buddhist Teacher/For Bardor Tulku Rinpoche

 

not apart, yet
not together

how to explain
this grief, this joy?

an orphan, with
mind full of jewels

I step into the world and
try to shine

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year to year
month to month
week to week
day to day
hour to hour
minute to minute
breath to breath
everything changes

4-3-2021 and 4/28/2021