poem of the day October 28 A stone buddha

A stone buddha

smiling on a warm day

makes everything 

seem happier 

more enlightened

from the grasshopper

resting on buddha's shoulder

to a swirl of leaves blowing above 

But I wonder if this blissful feeling

This extra warm attitude of enlightenment

Heart felt on a perfect day will change

the smile on the buddha's face

after many months sitting

within the cold of wintertime