TELEPROMPTING THE DALAI LAMA

He reads very well
And is not afraid of the camera
His scripts are real interesting
(I wonder who writes them)

He ad-libs a lot
But always comes back to the copy
So we can start up again
Letting the words roll by

We were on the set
For sixteen hours
And the time seemed like nothing
The smiling man departed
We wrapped our cables
And slipped into the
Night, gentle night
A dark flower
Unfolding