by orientalkoruGlenella, Queensland, Australia
Nov 2013 551 Views 15 comments
In the Wake of Typhoon
I wrote this late last year and rather than write another, I thought I will re-post / edit it. For my people back home...
In The Wake of Typhoon Bopha
(c)gtp2012
Beaten and battered once more,
Last year by typhoon Bopha
And now furious Yolanda
Each year nineteen or so of these
Are headed to my Philippines
About six to nine of them
Make landfall, bringing havoc
In the heart of my paradise
Causing floods, taking lives!
Seven thousand one hundred and seven
Glistening and diverse islands
Each with her own unique beauty
Separated by waters
Food, dialects and ways
Within us beats one heart
Pusong Pinoy, no matter where!
Mother Nature's wrath unleashed
Through Yolanda's force and speed!
The greediness of a few
Has depleted her resources
With money in their hearts
Senses numbed, eyes blinded
Massive landslides, mudslides
Flooded homes awashed
Love ones all a-perished!
How many more have to go?
Yet you my people will take this
On your chin, with a grin
never complaining, never grumbling
Resilient to the core you will,
With a smile on your faces wear
As families a new life forge!
source:
In The Wake of Typhoon Bopha
(c)gtp2012
Beaten and battered once more,
Last year by typhoon Bopha
And now furious Yolanda
Each year nineteen or so of these
Are headed to my Philippines
About six to nine of them
Make landfall, bringing havoc
In the heart of my paradise
Causing floods, taking lives!
Seven thousand one hundred and seven
Glistening and diverse islands
Each with her own unique beauty
Separated by waters
Food, dialects and ways
Within us beats one heart
Pusong Pinoy, no matter where!
Mother Nature's wrath unleashed
Through Yolanda's force and speed!
The greediness of a few
Has depleted her resources
With money in their hearts
Senses numbed, eyes blinded
Massive landslides, mudslides
Flooded homes awashed
Love ones all a-perished!
How many more have to go?
Yet you my people will take this
On your chin, with a grin
never complaining, never grumbling
Resilient to the core you will,
With a smile on your faces wear
As families a new life forge!
source:
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Posted: Nov 2013
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Edited version of a poem I wrote late last year...for the victims of typhoon Bopha and this year's Yolanda...my heart goes with you.Poems entered on these pages are copyrighted by the authors who entered them. They cannot be reproduced without the author's written consent. © Copyright 2001-2024. All rights reserved.
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Comments (15)
this typhoon has been a terrible tragedy affecting so many thousands in the phillipines region .
My heart goes out to all the families who have lost loved ones and who have been injured .
My warm wishes I send as always to yourself and Nu - F
Thank you sweeet lady for posting this. Bless you. x
Yes, the worst recorded in history...
very very sad indeed dear lady.
I know lots of people felt this in
their hearts...thank you for your
kind words. Much appreciated.
And thank you for
including my husband...
always ...
Nu and Kathy ;-)
Kathy, my heart bleeds and my pain is so deep and wish there is anything I can do to help other than praying.
Your friend,
SR
That all I can offer are words and prayers in the light of the picture in front of me.
I was so immersed in the understanding of the Power of Nature and I believe, Ralph Waldo Emerson, who happens to be one of my favorite writer, (transcendentalism)explains and answer some of our unanswered questions. Please read it when you have time.
your friend,
SR
Emerson laments the current tendency to accept the knowledge and traditions of the past instead of experiencing God and nature directly, in the present. He asserts that all our questions about the order of the universe — about the relationships between God, man, and nature — may be answered by our experience of life and by the world around us. Each individual is a manifestation of creation and as such holds the key to unlocking the mysteries of the universe. Nature, too, is both an expression of the divine and a means of understanding it. The goal of science is to provide a theory of nature, but man has not yet attained a truth broad enough to comprehend all of nature's forms and phenomena. Emerson identifies nature and spirit as the components of the universe. He defines nature (the "NOT ME") as everything separate from the inner individual — nature, art, other men, our own bodies. In common usage, nature refers to the material world unchanged by man. Art is nature in combination with the will of man. Emerson explains that he will use the word "nature" in both its common and its philosophical meanings in the essay.
Thanks for your comment, as always, very much appreciated. I can relate with the helplessness you have felt. I wish too, I could do more. This shows you're all heart which a lot of strong-willed people don't have...and this is what makes you special. I hope you are having a wonderful time away from this corner...take care...God Bless!