The undulating path leading home
to our temple.
Incense is burned
and through the bougainvillea is the debating court
Our trees await monsoon
Mangos await eating
and pots need washing
We have new water filters
though milk must be boiled
and bread rolled
Stairs lead up to the Abbot’s quarters
where eggplants soak,
chives are chopped
And Suresh keeps me healthy
with pasta
My desk
and veranda where I complement a young monk...
many young monks who attend the Loseling school
Emory University students visit
and seemed satisfied with my bla bla bla
All well at Rato as we await the rains