Buddha Speed

for Susan Edwards

 

Gray cloudbanks, like blankets, fill the western sky

Om tare tuttare ture svaha, sings the cheerful dakini.

 

Susan how quickly you are gone.

Your smile that dispels fear and anxiety lives now in the air

Around us.

 

Om tare tuttare ture svaha, Om tare tuttare ture svaha

 

No breath of wind blows today

On this Longmont street.

And in the still light, I listen.

I feel your magic,

Your hug,

Your eyes,

Your warm heart,

Your golden wings.

Om tare tuttare ture svaha, the cheerful dakini sings.

 

Om tare tuttare ture svaha, Om tare tuttare ture svaha…

 

Elaine Logan