Sadness
This night sky is the exact size
of my sadness; a sadness that
has grown accustomed to itself
over time, comfortable and at
home, settled in among the stars
that carry lost children home —
my sadness, now like the teacher
and the student sitting cross legged
across from each other, counting
breaths within the fading sound
of the temple bell.
Christopher
Christopher Leibow is a poet, visual artist and a sensei is a lay minister with Bright Dawn Way of Oneness Buddhism and is the sensei and founder of the Salt Lake Buddhist Fellowship which he has led for ten years. He has had his art and poetry published international. He lives in Salt Lake City and spends his time with his two youing boys Teague and Ronen
