I fly to Guwahati
on the banks of the Brahmaputra
then drive to Arunachal Pradesh
to meet our administrators
Jesus has blessed the area
as has Tibet
elders are pious
the young are chic
It’s a simple place
basics
His Holiness has visited
bestowing the Kalachakra initiation in 1983
I visit the home of my young student
And then we meet our donors
before the official
to receive a gift
Stamped!
Our escort leads us
to a hill top
where we celebrate
and then descend
taking all our things
to visit the temple we have been given
its altar
all have been kind
though firm
and then we say goodby