{"id":26374,"date":"2016-08-14T00:37:23","date_gmt":"2016-08-14T04:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/?p=26374"},"modified":"2016-08-14T00:37:23","modified_gmt":"2016-08-14T04:37:23","slug":"statue-of-buddha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/statue-of-buddha\/","title":{"rendered":"Statue of Buddha"},"content":{"rendered":"

Statue of Buddha<\/p>\n

Frannie Z<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

In Thailand and Burma<\/p>\n

and once, Afghanistan.<\/p>\n

Here and now, on top<\/p>\n

of an old CD shelf.<\/p>\n

.<\/p>\n

He raises generous arms,<\/p>\n

greets this present world<\/p>\n

and perhaps worlds beyond.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Next to the CD shelf<\/p>\n

is a large bookcase.<\/p>\n

From his pedestal<\/p>\n

Buddha radiates the good cheer<\/p>\n

that accrues from mild liquor,<\/p>\n

fond reading<\/p>\n

and the virtue<\/p>\n

of not believing<\/p>\n

in certainties.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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