*Sand Mandala

 

Circles and squiggles

and arches and lines.

 

Zigzags and zagzigs

and oblong designs.

 

All a mosaic

carved out

in the sand.

 

Such beauty,

such art,

eternally grand.

 

No, in a moment,

in a snapshot,

it is gone.

 

The artist erases,

sweeps over her work.

Embracing that moment

enjoying mother earth.

 

*After a mandala has been created, a mandala ceremony is held where the monks pray and meditate. After the completion of the ceremony, the monks destroy the mandala because of the underlying message, “nothing is permanent.” According to Buddhism, everything is always moving to balance and enlightenment.

 

Copyright @2021 by Kenn Storck

Art After Hours

May be used with permission.

kennstorck@gmail.com