‘Vinaya’

Now, chronicles are written.

People talked matter-of-fact.

Search. Search. Search.

Newspapers advertised.

Billboards erected.

Books published.

Journals concentrated.

Everyone searched,

Nook and corner.

Top to bottom.

North to South, East to West.

Poles and Equator.

Latitudes and Longitudes.

Oceans and Mountains.

Pits, ponds and seas.

Burrow and sty.

Jungles and forests.

But, where is he?

Where is Vinaya?

Where…

Intelligence report:

Vinaya on account of underestimation,

set out in search of

his bosom friends-

Ananda and Siddhartha.

His other friends here

deceived him,

intimidated him.

He was assaulted.

And, often kidnapped,

libeled, penalized for

obscure reasons.

He was wounded,

and wounded severely.

Listening to him

had been an elapsed practice.

How could he bear,

bear atrocities alike?

He left us, left for good,

promised not to return.

Condition:

If we, his friends take

the solemn oath-

we shall allow him to live intact,

listen to him and not digress

from what he says.

So, friends let us take the oath

for our friend, Vinaya

who left us

for our mistakes.

And practice his interests

so that he returns one day.