In a gift shop

Buddha statue in a shop in Pashupatinagar, a small town at the India-Nepal border
In a shop in Pashupatinagar, a small town at the India-Nepal border

Silently pensive,
observing world’s rise and fall—
like god, the statue.

Comes to us all

One Tree Hill, Auckland, New Zealand
One Tree Hill, Auckland, New Zealand

Reaching all over,
wrapping arms around the throat—
time overtakes life.