Thich Quang Duc: +10° 46′ 30.57″, +106° 41′ 12.71″
How old were you that year, Rhosonny? Nine?
He can never remember what year he was at what age
or what grade or for certain in which state he lived.
Before Lark
So these were the two turbines that sprang to life within him:
He wanted to give things to people to help them
and he didn’t want to harm any of them.
Kunthia and Rhosonny
Her upper east side accent, regal bearing, direct gaze,
Rich black clothes and hair, dark eyes, pale skin sophistication
Chopsticks
“You like sake!,” in heavily Japanese-accented English.
“Yes, I like sake,” looking into her eyes, showing mirth
Do You Remember What You Wanted To Know? 2nd Part
You believed in experience, didn’t you?
You believed that experience would refine you,
Augment you, exalt, enlighten, enrich, liberate
Do You Remember What You Wanted To Know?
It was always about knowing,
wasn’t it? Those first days
with Mammy holding you the
night a man came to the house