The train rushes past
the cemetery entrance
where my parents lie.
Dirty windows do not spoil
the view of red maple trees
The lens through which we look is marred; beauty is present.
The train rushes past
the cemetery entrance
where my parents lie.
Dirty windows do not spoil
the view of red maple trees
The lens through which we look is marred; beauty is present.

We are a community in the Plum Village tradition. Linda (True Path of Peace) is an ordained Order of Interbeing member. She was ordained by Thich Nhat Hanh on August 15, 2005.
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