The day of the novice
With a new life
Of dedication ahead
How to take this step
To enter into another family
What to leave behind
Stood on the wooden floor
Listening to the sound of the meditation bell
Watching the cremation’s wood burning
Thinking of love
Of all the love known
Of all the love gifted and given
How to take the next step
To find a new mind for memory
To visualise a subtle sublime emptiness
Stood on the mother earth
Listening to the breath
The in-breath and the out-breath
Thinking of love
Of all of the loving kindness
On this day, and the coming days ahead
