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Another Poem by Jim Reels

I'm a 34 yr old husband and father of four great kids and I live in Tennessee in the southern USA. I work at a youth rehab with teen boys and I enjoy my work. Here is my poem and I hope you enjoy it.

Namu Amida Butsu
     With Amida's name
             ever on my lips
     I walk the sometimes happy
             sometimes sad road of life
     from drinking coffee or playing
             with my kids and going to work
     or even making love
             one day these things shall pass
     and so shall I
             only let me pass with Amida's name
                           on my lips.
                   Namu Amida Butsu

(© Copyright Jim Reels, 2 November 2004)

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