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tsunami anniversary
the monk prays
bereaved family weeps
i try to seek peace
in the calm sea

tanka by John Tiong Chunghoo
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The Sea So Calm Today

The fury
it rages on
in me

The tsunami
in me
that would
take years to tame

the calm sea
So calm
it throws me
off balance

Stoic, unfeeling
after all the ravages
it lies so calm

A lesson
to face life adversities
the calm sea this day
so calm it throws me
off balance

This tsunami
in me that would
take years to tame

poem by John Tiong Chunghoo
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Bereavement

Do not get tired from grief as you are bereaved,
And bereavement is relief as you are bereaved.

Do certainty on the scene of writing, when all is leisure
And certain people believe in their belief as you are bereaved.

Does your mind seem a container of science and sea?
Then let feelings go, let them reside away from the thief as you are bereaved.

Does your partner know why marriage is sacred and solid?
Then see him or her with a measure of truth as the chief as you are bereaved.

May surrendering accomplish the goal of a life-time,
May I wish you all the best with your disbelief as you are bereaved.

Let Time fly, let innocence mend the tattered cloths and dress and uniform,
For when a person dies he or she is abject and very brief, as you are bereaved.

poem by Naveed Akram
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The Tsunami In Me

heartless tsunami
how calm the sea lies today
please rush to me
raise your fury
console me
how calm the sea lies
after all the ravages
the loved ones that have gone
how calm the sea lies today
this tsunami in me
that would take years to tame

poem by John Tiong Chunghoo
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This tsunami in Me

heartless tsunami
how calm the sea lies today
please rush to me
raise your fury
console me
how calm the sea lies
after all the ravages
the loved ones that have gone
how calm the sea lies today
this tsunami in me
that would take years to tame

poem by John Tiong Chunghoo
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One Stone Marker Of Ancient Legend

in the coastal city of Kesennuma
one stone marker of ancient legend
warned of tsunami danger fables

'Always be prepared for unexpected tsunamis.
Choose life over your possessions and valuables.'
generations believe not unseen with own eyes

Tetsuko Takahashi seventy safe in her family
hillside house watched from her front
window fate of neighbours who had ignored

carved in stone tsunami wave warnings
Tetsuko Takahashi saw a ship swept
like a lost toy a half-mile helpless inland

crushing in path buildings family homes
her family lived in Kesennuma for generations
devastation now seen her legend eyes record

those people that experienced previous most
powerful tsunami countless years ago died
stone tsunami marker silently whisper warns

poem by Terence George Craddock
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My Unhappy Anniversary

You ask me, how am I?
Well I'm still standing, aren't I?
That's something, that's one thing , that's gone my way
It's so hard, to go out, like everything ok now
When inside, I still cry for yesterday

This is my unhappy anniversary! !
But I lie, saying it's just another day
This is my unhappy anniversary! !

I know it's so stupid to feel brokenhearted
I wonder if you know just how much I hurt
I drink up and think up a toast to numb the hours
To get through without you is so hard today
Cause it's unhappy anniversary! !

And now it's near midnight, a few minutes and I
Return to get back to my former life
Pretending our ending was not so bad, I know that
It's time to escape you until next year
When it's unhappy anniversary! !

This is my unhappy anniversary
But I smile like it's just another day
It's just my unhappy anniversary

poem by Vivek Khanna
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Let There Be Peace On The Lummi Rez

Let there be peace on the Lummi Rez
Let us all get along and not fight
Even with the blood and crips
Let them be kewl.
Let us all have love for one another
Let all the parents stop the yelling and beating on the children, and teenagers
Let all family and friends stop arguing and
Just get along for once,
Let all be clothed with passionate patience,
Let all respect one another.
Let peace on this Lummi Rez,
Let peace calm the spirits of every domain,
Let peace beat at the Lummi Nation School,
Let each achieve peace with poor pain.
Peace, to you we plead: come to us.
Peace, we entreat you: deign on us.
Peace, we want you: envelope us.
Let our homes be adorned with peace,
Let our streets be paved with peace,
Let our rez have peace for once
Let peace taint our every thought.
Let there be peace, let peace never cease
Let there be peace, let war forever cease.

By: Laudine Warbus

poem by Laudine Warbus
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Unhappy Anniversary

You ask me, how am i?
Well Im still standing, arent i?
Thats something, thats one thing thats gone my way
Its so hard, to go out, like everything ok now
When inside, I still cry for yesterday
1:
This is my unhappy anniversary
But I lie, saying its just another day
This is my unhappy anniversary, oh
I know its so stupid to feel brokenhearted
I wonder if you know just how much I hurt
I drink up and think up a toast to numb the hours
To get through without you is so hard today
Cause its
Repeat 1
And now its near midnight, a few minutes and i
Return to get back to my former life
Pretending our ending was not so bad, I know that
Its time to escape you until next year
When its
Repeat 1
This is my unhappy anniversary
But I smile like its just another day
Its just my unhappy anniversary
Its just my unhappy anniversary

song performed by by Vitamin C
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In Memoriam A. H. H.: 11. Calm is the morn without a sound

Calm is the morn without a sound,
Calm as to suit a calmer grief,
And only thro' the faded leaf
The chestnut pattering to the ground:
Calm and deep peace on this high wold,
And on these dews that drench the furze.
And all the silvery gossamers
That twinkle into green and gold:
Calm and still light on yon great plain
That sweeps with all its autumn bowers,
And crowded farms and lessening towers,
To mingle with the bounding main:

Calm and deep peace in this wide air,
These leaves that redden to the fall;
And in my heart, if calm at all,
If any calm, a calm despair:

Calm on the seas, and silver sleep,
And waves that sway themselves in rest,
And dead calm in that noble breast
Which heaves but with the heaving deep.

poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson
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An Anniversary Prayer For You

Love is a language that one learns to speak
When one is given a chance to seek
For the cooling shade of love and care
Of his loved ones who is dear

For love is a game that two people play
And then both win it in their way
And then everything looks bright to them
And all their days with prayers are hemmed

So don't waste time but try to seek
And learn it quickly and then speak
For love is a gift that's rare and kind
And bring to all joy and peace of mind.

Happy 5th Anniversary Sumbul Apa

poem by Seema Chowdhury
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I Am Calm In The Pain

I AM CALM IN THE PAIN

I am calm in the pain,
And calm in the rejection,
And calm through the insult,
And calm through the anger,
And calm calm calm,
Though I feel so deeply
How I have failed
I am calm
Very calm
So calm
Until suddenly
In the middle of the morning prayer
I begin to cry to God
Cry with a terrible crying
And then when the prayer done
Calm calm calm calm calm.

poem by Shalom Freedman
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On Those Days One Prays

When one prays,
A seeking from the outside...
Begins within!
To identify miracles,
One must sit in a quietness...
That has come to visit upon request.
When one prays...
The mind should be at rest.

When one prays,
A thankfulness should be first expressed.
With an appreciation for those blessings,
One sometimes ignores but gets!
When one prays.

When one prays,
A seeking from the outside...
Begins within!
To identify miracles,
One must sit in a quietness...
That has come to visit upon request.
When one prays...
The mind should be at rest.

With a confession professed,
As a thankfulness one expresses.
On those days one prays.

poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar
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Happy Wedding Anniversary, My Dearest Brother

May love of God that joined you together
In Holy Matrimony keep
You healthy, wealthy, pious and wise!

May your aims, desires and dreams come true
On Wedding Anniversary
As grace of God miracles perform!

May the Almighty shower His blessings
Upon your family amply
Giving you the peace and harmony!

May you both live more fruitful years in Christ
In accordance with His sacred Word
Blissfully embracing the Lord!

"Happy Wedding Anniversary to Annan and Anni! "
From your loving brother Dr. Celestine,
Mercy Celestine, Cathy and Diana
Copyright by Dr John Celes 16-02-2012

poem by John Celes
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Peace in Pieces

I look for peace in time of war
I found peace in turmoil
Abundant peace I seek in love
Abundant peace in the wrong turn
I hoped for peace within beauty
In its ugly, it really lives
I reached for peace in victory
It held my hand in contented loss
I seek peace in king's palace
Within the village raunchiness, it found me.

poem by Olufunmbi Aransiola
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Nothing Can Match It

When one prays
They seek safe passage.
Nothing can match it,
When a faith stays.

And,
When one prays
They seek safe passage.
Nothing can match it
When a faith prayed stays.

Hope,
Nothing can match it.
With a faith.
Nothing can match it.
To initiate
Debate.
And,
When a prayer goes to the root
The feeling felt is absolute.

When one prays...
They seek safe passage.
Nothing can match it,
When a faith stays.

Hope,
Nothing can match it.
With a faith.
Nothing can match it.
To initiate
Debate.
And,
When a prayer goes to the root.
The feeling felt is absolute.

And,
When one prays.
They seek safe passage.
Nothing can match it...
When a faith prayed stays.

poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar
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Peaceful Prayers

Let there be peace in the world.
Let us all see peace and not war.
Let us all have peace in the world.
Let all our statesmen know no violence,
Let all love peace with warm vehemence,
Let all be clothed with passionate patience,
Let all respect peace with real reverence.
Let peace pervade every political terrain,
Let peace calm the spirits of every domain,
Let peace be at peace with every reign,
Let each achieve peace with poor pain.
Peace, to you we plead: come to us.
Peace, we entreat you: deign on us.
Peace, we want you: envelope us.
Let our homes be adorned with peace,
Let our streets be paved with peace,
Let our cities be set on a hilltop of peace.
Let peace taint our every thought.
Let there be peace, let peace never cease
Let there be peace, let war forever cease.

poem by Jude Ogunade
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Death For Peace

A fallen soldier prays
For peace, unity, love, and his life
Wounded on the battle field he lays
Longing for his home, family, children, and wife
Never again will there be a more honorable death
Than this of bravery; for us to live freely
So the valiant soldier whispers with his last breath
'Would you too, for the flag, cease to live? '

And now, let that eminent flag fly high
Full of gratitude and pride for the one who died for peace.

poem by Victoria Alyse Gleason
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When sleep won't come

Trepidation, perspiration
Preoccupation on one’s brow

Replace it with hope and anticipation
With keen elation… replace it now

Anxious moments, sweaty palm
Sleepless nights, heart beat hurried

Replace it with, the peaceful calm
of a mindset… cool…unworried

Don’t seek the sleep
When sleep won’t come

Just change the channels
Within your mind

Seek the thoughts
you want to keep

The peace you want
Is the peace you’ll find

Fixate upon one pleasant thought
Concentrate with all your might

And all the worries, and fears you fought
Will skulk away into the night

Fixate upon what you love
To all else become blind

Don’t seek sleep
When sleep won’t come

Just change the channel
Within your mind

poem by David Whalen
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Remembering Tsunami

It was the day
when they could do nothing
but watch
as their loved ones
and their homes
were taken away
from them
by the tsunami.

It was the day
of nightmare
that left them
so much pain
that even time
could certainly
never make them
forget.

The day of tsunami
let's all not forget
and let's make that day
a reminder
for each and everyone of us
to make each moment
of being with our loved ones
a precious one.

To the survivors
I deeply bow my head
with respect and admiration
to your courage and strength
doing your best
to overcome all your pains
and sufferings.

And,
for the departed
is my prayer
for their eternal peace.

poem by Marites C. Cayetano
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When The `Army' Prays For Watty

When the kindly hours of darkness, save for light of moon and star,
Hide the picture on the signboard over Doughty's Horse Bazaar;
When the last rose-tint is fading on the distant mulga scrub,
Then the Army prays for Watty at the entrance of his pub.

Now, I often sit at Watty's when the night is very near,
With a head that's full of jingles and the fumes of bottled beer,
For I always have a fancy that, if I am over there
When the Army prays for Watty, I'm included in the prayer.

Watty lounges in his arm-chair, in its old accustomed place,
With a fatherly expression on his round and passive face;
And his arms are clasped before him in a calm, contented way,
And he nods his head and dozes when he hears the Army pray.

And I wonder does he ponder on the distant years and dim,
Or his chances over yonder, when the Army prays for him?
Has he not a fear connected with the warm place down below,
Where, according to good Christians, all the publicans should go?

But his features give no token of a feeling in his breast,
Save of peace that is unbroken and a conscience well at rest;
And we guzzle as we guzzled long before the Army came,
And the loafers wait for `shouters' and -- they get there just the same.

It would take a lot of praying -- lots of thumping on the drum --
To prepare our sinful, straying, erring souls for Kingdom Come;
But I love my fellow-sinners, and I hope, upon the whole,
That the Army gets a hearing when it prays for Watty's soul.

poem by Henry Lawson
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