dying, living and life

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

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

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 perpetual bloom.

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.

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.