Chai Song

Beloved
listen to my song
while I pour You
a cup of jasmine tea
Please come speedily
before the other visitors arrive
and the noisome noise of the
world invades our little haven

Sandalwood incense is lit
and a votive glows
on the altar
Today may I see only
Your lotus feet
reflected in the Spring rain puddles
and hear Your wise words
whispered on the good winds

Pour the sweetness of Your
divine love into the kettle
of my heart

Then I will serve the tea of
Your beauty to all my fellow pilgrims
in shopping malls, parks, on highways
and poetry sites…
every fork in the road that skips
blissfully across mine <3