_28. A Thousand Thousand

Four Haikus

I.

twenty-one sets of
arms to save a thousand worlds
is this one of them?

II.

a thousand statues
of the bodhisatva, a
thousand golden hopes

III.

disintegrate, boil
and rot, but the guardian’s
crystal eyes still know

IV.

write your wishes for
the buddha on paper, some
yen, candles, freedom