Japanese Temple Screen Saver
In the photograph before me,
stretched out to fit the screen,
the faces that smile out at us
are not what they would seem.
But each a silent witness
of the pain that haunts the soul
and each a careful construct
that only has one goal:
to build a bridge to heaven,
reseal the sands of time,
to make of life an anteroom
that leads to birth sublime.
And looking at that picture,
stretched out to fit the screen,
I thank those Buddhist faces
for the sharing of their dream.
Carrick Townsend
09/08/21
Copyright © Carrick Townsend | Year Posted 2020
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