THE ARC OF YOUR SMILE

          for Wendy Abraham
          Associate Director (2001-2007)
          Asian Religious & Cultures Initiative



The arc of your smile
swept Stanford Asian studies
that brought joy to all

who came such as I
taking copious notes drinking
enlightened treasures—

Dalai Lama's talks,
Robert Clark's erudition,
Jian Hu's koans taught

who we really are—
Tibet's sacred arts balanced
wisdom with kindness

Tsondue's boiled water,
Zoroastrian mysteries,
Kabir's ragas and songs

Rinpoche's folk tales,
Robert Thurman's insights,
Mongolian throat singing!

But it's your presence
at these events that made
them so delightful.

You nourished us with
sumptuous catered dinners,
cookies and your grace.

You're an Apsaras,
a Kuan-Yin blessing us all—
Thanks Wendy— Thank you!


— Peter Y. Chou
     Mountain View, 7-20-2007


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