A poem inspired by Buddha’s birthday, the peace of mediation and the seven chakras, or the centers of power in the body.

Buddha’s birthday

 

Oneness

Crown of glowing white

Eternally into the ether

 

Consciousness

Third eye of awareness

Wisdom, creativity

 

Communication

Blue sound-waves

Expression, interaction

 

Compassion

Living connections, empathy

Love and sympathy

 

Instinct

Intensity of inner self

Power and impulse

 

Passion

Sensation and desire

Duality, contradiction

 

Belonging

Both feet on living ground

Roots in Mother Earth

 

 

Dhaka 2016