Tuesday, 11 October 2011

Bodhisattva

Just a tablespoon of dissonance -
sweet as civet, soft as carrageen,
sepulchral as a cleric - the bodhisattva

noticeably teethed,
gnarled in a mosque,
wilful as an eagle,

raw as a ferret.
Run eagle run
coy as a chambermaid.


2 comments:

  1. This one's my favourite-it's the one that made me think the most about meanings and connotations! Thanks for re-sending the e-mail by the way. Received no problem this time! Will digest it tomorrow. T

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