SHAVING MY MOTHER'S HOLY HAIR

 

SHAVING MY MOTHER'S HOLY HAIR

Letting go of your hair, you let go of all negativities;

The seed of Bodhi sprouts awaken, in homage to Buddha

Shaved my Mother's hair, my eyes watered.

These hair are thin and soft as silk

Your hair is silvery and hazed in the heavenly years

It captured all the fragrance, scented, and essence in life

Since you and Dad became a beautiful couple,

You never cut your hair once

Oh Mother, you kept your hair as if keeping a piece of the motherland

And just like that more than sixty years passed.

I shaved my Mother's hair, my joy is forever lasting

Now, you let go all of the desires and attachments

Letting go of your hair is so beautiful as the essence of the lotus flowers,

And now, you are just the embodiment of our Grandmother - So peaceful and elegant.

You two are so gentle and kind as the Buddha

Always sacrificing, teaching us to be productive and kind-hearted adults

Mother, your maternal love is love from the beginning of time

To the eternity, there you were and the Maternal love.

For us, Mother, you are the embodiment of Bodhisattva

In this life, with you, the world is much more beautiful

May you live long so that we can repay your love
Because, Mother - your maternal love is immense like the endless Galaxy.

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