hearts burned

standing

on temple steps 

a thousand 

chanting hearts burned

incense offerings.

what could have 

stung my eyes

fragranced 

my 

soul. 

Poem © 2009 by R. Burnett Baker 

Photo © 2005 by R. Burnett Baker 

Photo of Wong Tai Sin Temple, Hong Kong, taken 

by R. Baker, February 2005.