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​Poetry & prose - renunciant works


Trilogy of Renunciant Poetry - celebrating the joys of the monastic life


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First Sermon

"The monk entered
Sure footed, centred
Senses composed
Yet never closed"

Part one of the trilogy

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Reflective Glory

"Dear friend,
If you love life and fear death, listen to me now. Try to suspend your doubt. The bones of the Arahants turned to crystals after their death. They are showing us that they have found the deathless"

Part two of the trilogy

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In the Face of Death

"Poor Roddy was dying,
forlorn and sluggish
Amongst the rubbish
Full of questions
he was desperate to know
How to let go"

Part three of the trilogy

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Other renunciant works


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Defence Mechanisms

"Then one day it seemed as though a light had switched on inside (and things curiously began to glide)"

A poem accompanied with photography and artwork.

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Love's own executioner

"Eats the eater
What a terrible creature"

A short artistic poem

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Artistic photo of toilet with text

The Loo

"It can take you to Nibbana"

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