A honey bee wished me
Happy Mother's Day
buzzing close to the white lotus gardenia
pinned in my hair
We had all gathered in the
Buddhist Poornachandra listening
to the Thai Monk give an elevating discourse
Monk Tee discussed clinging
as a source of our suffering
And the Buddha did say
"Desire is the cause of all suffering"
He distinguished between the
different types of craving
eloquently revealing a
higher wish which was
the desire to do and spread
goodness and love
I thought about how Bhaktas
cling to Mother God the source
of all nectar and life
"Happy Mother's Day Sai Maa"
I whispered, "You are everything to us"
Ron