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“The Heaven of Thirty-Three”
Where are the other Thirty-Two?
Gone from this earth;
alienated from this sod?
I look within this dearth.
Hear whisperings from this clod;
my heart.
Upon my soul is shod
the Thirty-Third.
Buddhist cosmology tells of Trāyastriṃśa, or the Heaven of Thirty-Three gods, which rule over the human realm. Use 33 of your own words about a god of your own devising that shares heaven with the other thirty-two gods.
I like the questions this poem poses. Nice job!
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