ripe persimmon
buddhas appear as giant purple dahlia flowers
above our deck
blossom each year in fall’s moments of heat.
Borobudur buddhas
inside their stupas
look across a Javanese valley
our flaming desires burn below
sensation flashes fleet.
buddhas reign is short lasting & impossible to recall
the instant you feel here
you are already gone
into orange persimmons ripe enough to eat.
I enjoy the dilations and swift movements from one to another of these resonant images, J, thanks for this, and for the reminder of persimmons!
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