mountain mist
the tea plantation dotted
with bowing pickers
At the Temple of the Sacred Tooth, Gautama’s left incisor rests
within seven nested golden boxes behind an altar mounded
with blue lotus blossoms, the intoxicating fragrance of which
induces a state of reverence and awe amidst the clamor
of temple drums and chanting barefoot monks.
a procession
of painted elephants—
iron shackles
Contemporary Haibun Online, 20.3, Dec 2024
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