wilderness tugs at my heart
a wild buddha emerges from
many years of seclusion
sunbeams braided in his golden hair
eyes glittering blue stars of
compassion
he holds an empty bowl
in front of me
not for begging
sharing
unveiled wisdom
heavenly galaxies
From First Love to its destructive end and on to new beginnings, Mary Angela Nangini's poems explore the birth and death of a relationship. The powerful poems are presented in two parts with an introduction to her next book My Ontario Beautiful. (Th