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Tuesday, March 18, 2014

The Kingdom of Bhutan


I'm not much of a poem person, but one day on top of a mountain in The Kingdom of Bhutan, this poem came out of me.  I have been coming across it lately, so I decided to publish it on my blog to dedciate to all my Bhutanese friends whom I miss dearly. 

In a far away land,
hidden in remote valleys
barricaded in the folds of
The Great Himilayas
I have landed in Druk Yul,
The land of The Thunder Dragons,
The Kingdom of Bhutan.

Sacred white pyramids
The abode of Buddhas
Thrones of Lotus Spirits
Soar past the clouds
Piercing the heavens
Some never climbed
unsoiled by men.

Virgin green forests
home of the nagas.
Wildlife sanctuaries
flourish the endangered
and the undiscovered
Some never explored
untarnished by men.

Beautiful beings of  
heart-shaped or
moon-shaped faces
with dark almond eyes
and earthly brown skin.
Built of muscle and with
hearts of compassion.
These are the Drukpas,
The Dragon People.

Wrapped babies
sleeping on mothers backs.
Rounded backbones
tilling rice patties.
Toothless grandmas
spitting red doma.
All are basking
so close to the sun.
This is the Kingdom of Happiness.

A mystical blessed country
the land of The Lotus One,
Guru Rinpoche,
The Second Buddha,
weaved through forests
subduing demons,
hiding treasures and
spreading Buddhism
in the hearts
of generations to come.

Red robed monks
Shaved head nuns
Circumambulating
Prostrating
Meditating
Chanting 
Praying
Om Mani Padme Hum
Hail to the Jewel in the lotus.


Hundreds of prayer temples
balancing off cliffs.
Spider webs of prayer flags
beating in the wind.
Walls of prayer wheels
spinning with love.
Strings of prayer beads
infusing with merit.
All for the enlighten one.

In a far away land,
hidden in remote valleys
barricaded in the folds of
The Great Himalayas
Is the last paradise on Earth
- A Shangri-la!
The last of tantric Buddhism
- A Shambha-la!
I have landed in Druk Yul,
The land of the Thunder Dragons,
The Kingdom of Bhutan.

By Sabrina Soares