The Hours

Chanting
In the morning
Chanting
In the evening
The music of the Psalms
The hidden truth
The hidden melody
Singing the song of the deathless
A song I've always known
The presence of eternity
A song I share with all living beings
Throughout all space, throughout all time
A song of benevolence and mercy
Lifting us out of the ocean of suffering
This is the heart at the void of the world


An example of the "100 Friends" form, 100 syllables over 15 lines distributed 2-4-2-4-6-4-6-8-
6-8-10-8-10-12-10.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2008

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