Metta Fugue
By Marie C. Dern
Fairfax, California: Jungle Garden Press, 2003. Edition of 30.

4 x 6"; 20 pages including free end leaves. Handbound in a red paper wrapper. Single red bead tied into exposed spine thread. 1 x 1" title label attached to thread which trails across the front cover. Buddhist prayer printed along the top of the page in black. Dern's response printed in red at the bottom half of the page.

All living beings, whether weak or strong, in
high or middle or low realms of existence,
small or great, visible or invisible, near or far,
born or to be born, may all beings be happy.

Another original book from Marie Dern with her special stamp, this time about loving-kindness. A Buddhist prayer is said out loud (or silently) to request the well being for others (and oneself.) It is a dialogue or fugue between the sutra and what is going on in Marie's head (which is mostly irreverent and amusing!).

Small mind doesn't care if
Republicans are happy or not.

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