IT TOLLS FOR THEE

I'm the evening bell ringer

I love my job

it's very important

bows become deeper

slower sweeter

as the day wears on

B O N G...

sound bursting into flame

like a matchstick

the night is filled with light

like fireflies

the flaming eyes

of compassion

B O N G...

through my ears

left to right

like a passing train

through my bones

front to back

like a tuning fork

sending waves throughout my body

dredging up shipwrecks

and seaweed

breaking on the shores

of my heart

B O N G...

around my head

like the rings of Saturn

playing music of the spheres

electrons atoms vibrations

swirl up to the heavens

over the city

and into the next valley

where the tribe practices

a different religion

B O N G...

into my belly

ringing in the soul

of all sentient beings

we are instantly enlightened

if only for a moment

the moment is enough

B O N G...

arising from silence

hanging in the air

like a heavy cloud

unleashing a rain of dharma

then disappearing into emptiness

and fading like the final moments

of daylight

B O N G...

entering the forest

and calling out to the animals

all is well

B O N G...

- Paresh


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