Wesak Day Poem

a saffron shrouded sun the buddha delivering us from the womb of samsara the buddha, dharma and sangha wesak day on the merit sharing table a thousand light flickers ego, too little of it a rat would beat you to a goal too much of it a tower of babel would rise from the ground a great wall scales the mountains to reach the moon angels grow horns to challenge God's plans upsetting whole creation a great cauldron is needed to melt down great egos the buddha helps troubled souls scattering enlightenment seeds that sprout and bloom profusely on the eight fold path to welcome them to the kingdom of nirvana