Showing posts with label Laughing Buddha. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Laughing Buddha. Show all posts

Monday, December 17, 2012

Laughing Buddha's message

O Lucky Buddha, why laugh thee?
Sitting happily under a Peepal tree?
Looks like you are ready to break free
And embark on a world tour spree.

You do have, back in India, a cousin
Who helps the multitude wash their sin
He sure helps us remove any obstacle
His form, with an elephant-head, sure is a spectacle.

Oh Laughing Buddha, thy body language
Surely gives me many a message
" Laugh away those mental strifes
And get moving, in real life".


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