at this (strange) time – for Ryōkan
at this (strange) time
bodhisattvas disguised as
healthcare workers, grocery
clerks, migrant workers in the
fields, delivery workers—
all labor, risk their lives to save
ours, protecting lives, keeping
food supply chains open,
getting sick, dying.
at home, alone in my tiny
post-modern hut, locked down in
forced isolation, social
distancing—burn incense, make
offerings of gratitude, prayer.
—Ronald L. Boyer
SMZC Sangha Member since 2021
Photo by Russ Jakushin(寂心) Flynn