‘Remembered and Recited’
Grandmother, Motherly, Auntie Mind
Buddha Way, Feminine Divine
There is no Shuso
So whom do I serve
All Beings, she said
It’s how we preserve
Grandma, Memaw, Nena, Gran
Lend me now your generous hand
You’ve shown me the way
through your years of service
May your selfless lives
come to the surface
Uttara, Mitta, Mother Gotami
Punna, Sumedha, Mittakali
Our founding women ancestors
forgotten and left unsaid
This All Beings Ango
your words have been read
Walking kinhin in a new dimension
Go calmly, she said, and we have listened
A wish for freedom
Present day Nigrodha Grove
All you 500 women
Our steps, you wove
Aoyama Roshi, Sister Chan Khong,
Inryū Sensei, true baika song
Women give light
No world can stain her
Plum blossoms bloom
in their winter container
