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Poems - The beauty queen

The beauty queen

by Ozymandias

(To understand what this poem is about, I suggest the reader might like to look at the Sedaka Sutta (known as The Beauty Queen Sutta), which can be found at http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn47/sn47.020.than.html#beautyqueen and which, the reader will be glad to hear, is very short.)

The beauty queen is singing, she is dancing
On the stage that looms so large above us all;
She sings of love, she whirls her skirts, entrancing
The human throng that answers to her call.

The beauty queen is calling us to follow,
To realms where promises come ready-made;
As millions mortgage souls to gladly borrow
The asking price of debt that’s never paid.

The man who on his head bears precious water
Knows well that he must never spill a drop;
For bandits follow close, and give no quarter –
His mind must never stray, nor ever stop.

And to the stage he will not pay attention:
For him, the beauty queen must dance in vain;
Though millions are enticed in her direction,
This man knows how the dream will end in pain.

The beauty queen is dancing, she is singing
Of delusion’s grasp upon the heedless mind
That never knows an end to worldly clinging
Though bandits slice the heads from us, the blind.

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Re: The beauty queen (Score: 1 )
by rondo on Saturday, July 14, 2012 (13:55:56)

great rhymes and social write here Oz speaking of vanity and things of true importance...peace

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Re: The beauty queen (Score: 1 )
by Ozymandias on Saturday, July 14, 2012 (17:20:54)

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Re: The beauty queen (Score: 1 )
by zoe_in_a_bubble on Saturday, July 14, 2012 (21:32:49)

Great words to live by...well done, sir

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Re: The beauty queen (Score: 1 )
by Ozymandias on Saturday, July 14, 2012 (23:53:06)

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Re: The beauty queen (Score: 1 )
by deepali on Saturday, July 14, 2012 (22:29:04)

This is so profound!
An important message..."mindfulness immersed in the body", worth a thought.
Love it!!

regards,
D.

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Re: The beauty queen (Score: 1 )
by Ozymandias on Saturday, July 14, 2012 (23:54:12)

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Re: The beauty queen (Score: 1 )
by Pujakins on Monday, July 16, 2012 (22:16:01)

Oh, My, YES!!! What a fine piece of writing you have given us here. Thanks for your commentary and the wonderful metaphor you designed to express it. The wordsmithing is pretty special too. Blessings and best regards, TAsha

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Re: The beauty queen (Score: 1 )
by Ozymandias on Monday, July 16, 2012 (22:22:23)

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