Lumbini

In this southern plain
Of Nepal
People sleep on the hardest surface,
With blankets of steaming air,
Where tree is a shelter,
And air we breathe is vapor.
Even in these intensities of nature
We can feel the extreme tranquility
Coz it is where the lord Buddha was born
Wild doves flies across the calm stream,
Silence is essence in every corner,
This heaven on earth gives us a
Message of peace
Through these ponds, woods, Stupas and monasteries.

Milan Gurung (Freeman)