Travel Laos Haiku - The Unripe Papaya Poem by john tiong chunghoo

Travel Laos Haiku - The Unripe Papaya

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unripe papaya on altar
even buddha has to wait
for his food

I saw this in a shop near the hotel i stayed in Vientiane. there was this papaya which was just beginning to ripe but was placed in front of the buddha as an offering.

vietianne travel Dec 2007

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Ian Bowen 15 December 2007

John, some great wisdom in your words.

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Sibu, Sarawak, Borneo East Malaysia
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