Cutting Mommy's Nails
Cutting Mommy's Nails
To our beautiful mother
While doing the manicure for mom
with her pale and skinny hands,
the embodiment of all of the care and love;
I realize they are reserved for us, her descendants
All the hard work and suffering
of a dedicated mother you are willing to bear
to raise your young to have strong wings
that can fly across different mountain ranges
Now that we are living together, once again,
We are loving and caring for each other:
From you, I learn how to love
with immense compassion.
Maternal love emulates the galaxies
in their immensity and eternity.
Doing the manicure for mom
reveals the echo of The Lotus Sutra.
Buddha mind is inside every one of us:
The Diamond Sutra - Our Mother's hands.
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Submitted by kxbach on January 20, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | XA BCDX XXXX XADX XXBA XC |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 705 |
Words | 130 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 4, 4, 4, 4, 2 |
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