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
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 705
Words 130
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 2, 4, 4, 4, 4, 2

Phe Bach

 · 1976 · Quy Nhon

Phe Bach is a Vietnamese American poet and educator whose works include, "AWAKEN: Buddhism, Nature, and Life, Mindful Leadership: Learning Through the Practices of Mindfulness and Compassion and the Beauty of Multiculturalism" more…

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