SUMERU » Dharma poems

Fah Hua Temple

Yönten — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:56:23 +0000

Temple doorbell rings
Old monk peers around the gate
And then vanishes

Karma Yönten Gyatso, Maple 2009

A Sumeru poem

Epitaph

Yönten — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:51:02 +0000

Coming through the trees on P’u-t’o-shan
Suddenly the Great Work is set down.
Aaah, what a refreshing breeze!

Karma Yönten Gyatso, Toronto 1985

A Sumeru poem

the buddha’s wish fulfilled

Yönten — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:48:32 +0000

i would like to write
poems without images
probably without even any words in them
these poems would not rely
even on the power of the spirit mantra
if you like them it will be
because they touch the secret altars of your heart

the buddha’s wish fulfilled

reading these poems you might think that
you were the one that wrote them

Karma Yönten Gyatso, Montreal 1975

A Sumeru poem