Sunday, November 22, 2009

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Friday, October 30, 2009

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Friday, October 23, 2009

revelations

FALSE MODELS ABOUND
SOME RESIDING IN ONE'S HEAD
ALL PROMISE FALSE HOPES.

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"EUREKA!" ONE FEELS
NOT ABOUT FINDING GOLD THERE
BUT HERE, IN ONE'S LIFE

Friday, October 16, 2009

twists and turns

How tired one becomes

When automation sets in

Leaving life behind.


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Heaps of belongings

Deemed to give comfort and joy

Make living a drag
.

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Along side movements

proportion and perspective

Life dances in tune.


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instability

humbled by events
a child of the universe
gets a chance to learn.

Peace blossoms

Now is our time
the moment
ripe
to stir the grounds,
of every landscape
within and without;
"wake" said the Dawn,"
quench your thirst", said the Rain;
shell brakes, out of the darkness
in hibernation no more,
come the soft tendrils
of PEACE!

Saturday, September 5, 2009

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Friday, August 21, 2009

Here, Now and Beyond

like the waters
in oceans, rivers and streams;

like the earth upon
whose grounds seeds grow;

like the wind that gently leads
the autumn leaves to rest;

like the fire that bends iron
and steel to submission;

like the fragrance of fresh blossoms
that permeates the air

while the rain reveals
a rainbow;

Life is movement advancing
indifferent to place and time

transforming itself necessarily
as it struggles along its journey

making sense for itself
giving meaning to its being-

surpassing fear of death
as it lives

here, now and beyond
towards cystalline horizon

dying, living and life

alas! shedding its
material womb, life reaches
the light , its new home.

Saturday, August 8, 2009

Kapayapaan Sa Mundo

>
> Kapayapaan sa buong mundo
> Ang hinihiling namin sa inyo
>
> Iba-iba man ang kulay natin
> Kapayapaang hiling ay dinggin
>
> Ito ang nais ng mga tao
> Hiling din namin ito sa inyo
>
> Tigilan na ang mga digmaan
> Tigilan pati na pamamaslang
>
> Tigilan na ang mga salpukan
> At problema'y ating pag-usapan
>
> Harapin natin ang mga gulo
> Lutasin natin ang puno't dulo
>
> Ngunit dapat mahinahon tayo
> Upang kapayapaa'y matamo
>
> II
>
> Maraming gutom dahil maraming ganid
> Di nagbibigayan ang magkakapatid
>
> Ang maraming problema't mga hilahil
> Ay nais lutasin sa dulo ng baril
>
> Ang iba'y nag-aari ng laksa-laksa
> Ngunit barat sa sahod ng manggagawa
>
> Ang iba nama'y maraming lupang angkin
> Ekta-ektarya kasama pati bangin
>
> Gayong maliit lamang ang kailangan
> Upang pag namatay ay mapaglibingan
>
> Dahil sa angking pribadong pag-aari
> Marami ang nawalan sa tao't lahi
>
> III.
>
> Lumaganap na itong kahirapan
> At kagutuman sa maraming bayan
>
> Nagpapatayan kahit sila-sila
> Upang maibsan lang yaong problema
>
> Habang ang ilan ay nagpapakabundat
> Kahit maraming tao'y nagsasalat
>
> Nagpapayabangan naman ang iba
> Ng armas-nukleyar, mga panggera
>
> Pera'y kung saan-saan ginagastos
> Imbes sa pagkain, gamot, pantustos
>
> Ang ginhawa ba'y para lang sa ilan
> Di ba't ito'y dapat pangkalahatan
>
> Matatamo lang ang kapayapaan
> Kung ating puso,isip at gawa ay may kasunduan
>
> IV
>
> Kayganda ng daigdig na payapa
> Walang karahasan sa bawat bansa
>
> Walang gutom ang tao, kahit bata,
> Pagkat pag-ibig nasa puso't diwa
>
> Kaya simulan nating iadhika
> Ang pagsusulong ng mundong payapa
>
> Upang maraming problema'y maibsan
> At magkaroon ng kapayapaan
>
> Ipalaganap natin ang pag-ibig
> Sa bawat puso'y ito ang idilig
>
> At sa Di-karahasan tayo ay sumandig
> Upang maging payapa ang daigdig

Tagalog poem by: Gregorio Bituin

Saturday, August 1, 2009

A Graceful Dance

When vital necessity gains the upper hand
over gross desires - derived from beliefs and
and values gone awry-

When living is motivated by
harmony, peace and nonviolence-the fruits
of diverse cultures, converging-


When poverty is erased, wars eliminated-the outcome
of science and technology driven by affection
to help ease each others' pain-

When the surpassing of suffering
common among human becomes a common
aspiration, a common goal-


Is when living turns to the future
in a graceful dance; When all
without reservations,


and with dignity affirms:
the human in you, and in me
are one and the same.

Ah, HUMAN-
yet to unfurl its petals
on its way to perpe
tual bloom.

Friday, July 3, 2009

vital moment, vital need

The present crisis is exposing the values, beliefs, looks and landscapes that support the cruel, inhuman, anti-human System - indiscriminately tearing apart, crushing and destroying lives.

Mindful of the teachings of our spiritual guide Silo when he said, " May your future joy remind you in the darkest moment, that life searches for growth, not the compensation of nothingness", please join me in asking for the well-being of all who are in anguish, in pain and suffering for themselves, their dear ones, and for all of humanity.


WITH OUR MOST
PROFOUND AFFECTION
AND POSITIVE THOUGHTS,
WE ASK:

LET THIS
MISFORTUNE
ILLUMINE
THE PATH
AHEAD...

LET PEACE IN THE HEAD,
JOY IN THE HEART, AND
FORCE IN THE BODY
PREVAIL IN EVERY
HUMAN BEING...

LET WISDOM
KINDNESS AND
STRENGTH

ACCOMPANY OUR ACTIVITIES
TOWARDS PEACE
NONVIOLENCE AND
DISARMAMENT...

LET OUR JOURNEY
BE FILLED WITH
MEANING, AND
FULFILLMENT.

MAY THIS PROFOUND ASKING
FOR WELL-BEING
REACH ALL

WHO RECOGNIZE
THIS VITAL MOMENT,
OF VITAL NEED.

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

open or close

prejudices or preferences
are like the opening or
closing of doors to fulfillment
or stagnation

A Phoenix-shn symbol

a lotus rises from muck
in a lake man-made or not
Life's intention is to grow
as Human, lotus, muck and all.

renewal

in the dark again,
not to fester this time but
to reconstitute.

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

To whom It May Concern

what do you taste?
sweetness, bitterness..
what comes out?
words that construct, destroy
or does it matter at all
what gets into or out of one's mouth

what do you smell?
scent of fragrance, foul
odor, or does it matter
at all what passes thru one's nose

what do you see?
a blossoming of realities,
blight cruel world, or does
it matter at all what sights
one's eyes focus on?

what do you hear?
harmonious melodies
of movements and cycles,
roars of cruelty and violence,
or does it matter at all
what sounds one's ears
hear or listen to?

what touch your body?
affection, pain,
or does it matter at all
what reaches one's skin?

what 's in your head?
How do you feel in your heart?
Where is your body?

Who are you?
In what direction are you going?
What for?

Answers may come
from these images
whence arise

thoughts, feelings and action
that when in agreement bring
Peace, Strength and Joy;

that when incoherent
give rise to violence, suffering
and non-meaning..

to a journey called living..
for a being called
Human

to whom
for whom
images matter.

Monday, June 15, 2009

an occurence

discerned, the sacred
sheds embers to keep aglow
a new horizon"


*another version of an earlier haiku

Sunday, June 7, 2009

It Matters...

What thoughts come:
just another day?
a repeat of the day before?
or a welcome adventure?

What sentiments arise:
renewed?
riled?
grateful for a new day?

What actions are carried out:
robotic ceremonies?
fresh strides?
attentive moves?

Yes, it matters
how one gets up
each day in the morn...

a peaceful mind
a joyful heart
a body nourished-

In grateful chorus
to greet life from
within and without.


*a poem began in May 2 and finished on June 7 in Georgia with my sister and her lovely children.

Monday, April 27, 2009

"The Blues" turns Bright

awful, awfully wrong
moments passing without a tune

awful, awfully wrong
moments hijacked out tune-

but one lives..and living is
designing melodies from din
into a song.

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

after the rain

unobtrusively,
gently it
adorns the horizon;

it displays
colors previously
unseen;

a rainbow
cuddles the earth
and bends-

to kiss
the earth
after the rain.

Sunday, March 8, 2009

wished life's a lullaby

thru vicarious means
one compensates but briefly
for some goings-on

thru experience
one discerns maybe
bright occurrences

thru a fusion of both
plus some knowledge-
may bring insights...

"about what?"
oh well, since you
care to ask

'tis about pathways
that lead to
meaning...

a journey
amidst landscapes
whence life grows.
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Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Thursday, February 19, 2009

solid-a-rarity


your spirit is elusive
like the golden fleece
when heart and mind are
mired in mediocrity-
Oh, Solidarity, come
and stay!.

alms, please!

Hercules, awake!
uproot these beliefs that cast
shadows on Eden..!


Poseidon, be kind!
Appease the gods-let not tempest
rule the open seas!

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

"something of a koan"

I am a New Moon
that reveals a face of the earth...
I am a Garden
home to bonzai of flowering plants
and fruit bearing trees
...
I am Butterfly
cuddled in a frail cocoon...
I am Dawn
knocking at heaven's door...
I am a breath of Life
struggling to be
truly
HUMAN