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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
BUDDHA, by NICHOLAS VACHEL LINDSAY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: Would that by hindu magic we became
Last Line: Lord, make us buddhas, dreaming.
Alternate Author Name(s): Lindsay, Vachel
Subject(s): Buddhism; Buddha; Buddhists
First Line: Would that by hindu magic we became
Last Line: Lord, make us buddhas, dreaming.
Alternate Author Name(s): Lindsay, Vachel
Subject(s): Buddhism; Buddha; Buddhists
Would that by Hindu magic we became
Dark monks of jeweled India long ago,
Sitting at Prince Siddartha's feet to know
The foolishness of gold and love and station,
The gospel of the Great Renunciation,
The ragged cloak, the staff, the rain and sun,
The beggar's life, with far Nirvana gleaming:
Lord, make us Buddhas, dreaming.
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