Ballad of a Buddhist Boy
Siddhartha is my guide, my sage
He shows me lasting joy
He teaches me despite my age
To be a humble boy
I practice every Noble Truth
And meditate and pray
I learn from other Buddhist youth
The best and righteous way
Enlightenment I will attain
From sufferings be free
And when I part this temporal plain
Nirvana waits for me
But meditation’s almost through
My mantras I have said
And when I leave this place renewed
I’m going back to bed
-jwm
Siddhartha is my guide, my sage
He shows me lasting joy
He teaches me despite my age
To be a humble boy
I practice every Noble Truth
And meditate and pray
I learn from other Buddhist youth
The best and righteous way
Enlightenment I will attain
From sufferings be free
And when I part this temporal plain
Nirvana waits for me
But meditation’s almost through
My mantras I have said
And when I leave this place renewed
I’m going back to bed
-jwm
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Poetic Parameters
Stanza: A Ballad or Common Measure; Quatrain
Meter: 1st and 3rd line of each stanza is a tetrameter (i.e. 8 syllables per line); the 2nd and 4th is a trimeter (i.e. 6 syllables per line)
Rhyme Scheme: abab per stanza
Notes
Lines 13 and 15 are not direct, but rather, implied rhymes. This is actually a legitimate poetic device to employ- in fact, it’s called an oblique or slant rhyme.
Siddhartha, or Siddhārtha Gautama, is the birth name given to Buddha by his parents.
And yes, I stumbled on the picture first and knew there was a poem in there (it came rather quickly, I might add). Thanks for stopping by.
You said: "I stumbled on the picture first and knew there was a poem in there (it came rather quickly, I might add).... "
Poetry as meaning you find, unearth or which seem to unravel of their own accord. Delightful!
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