Tag: folk blues inspiration

• The Threefold Crown

  

  A parent’s heart, warm as dawn,But lacking skill, the path goes wrong.A teacher’s mind, sharp as flame,Without compassion, it twists to blame. A ruler’s hand, strong and sure,But without wisdom, power is cruel.Each fragment shines, yet none complete—The fractured crown leaves souls in need. But here within this world of pain,The Buddha walks, the bond…

  William Altig

  October 4, 2025

  Nichiren

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• The Bow That Sees

  

  I bow to the wanderer, ragged and worn,To the scornful eye, to the heart forlorn.For within your silence, within your pain,The seed of the Dharma sings its refrain. I will not call you lazy, nor lost,For the lotus blooms where the waters are tossed.Your path may stumble, your steps may fall,But the One Great Vehicle…

  William Altig

  October 3, 2025

  Chapter 14, poems, The Great Teachings of the Lotus of the True Law

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