Three voices of man
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- ®fjree Voices o/ Man 1. WAR The horror oj war is manifested Sharply by a shattered coconut tree; By the hush of ruined cathedrals: the Sacred lodgings of things recollected. The actual scene of men’s bodies blasted Isn’t as frightful as that seen when free Is the heart from anger and hate. Yes, we Are appalled by what we had created. And the sight of a legless man knifes us; The sound of a wrecked organ is hurting, Especially if heard when someone’s gone. In the backyard is the junk of a bus Abandoned, moldy, rusty, decaying, While again the blood-red light is on. 3. RELIGION My Father like the Son: the Holy Ghost: Is God. And my Church is universal. There is a strong assurance that He shall Crown me, if. on my hour I stand out unlost. Thus, I ask Him in sunshine and in frost To be at my way. There are Biblical Proofs, He will. But: I, mortal/immortal, Must not deny Him whatever the cost. On account of this, it’s written, I shall be Persecuted. Amen. Is to die in His name not to live gladly forever? I believe that He Who Is looks to me. For I keep the Faith that leaves no margin. Me, my antagonists shall not conquer. 2. LOVE The moon can never be as shy as she When it hides its face behind a thin cloud. But she’s as pretty as the moon could be When it takes away its white nylon shroud. My lonely heart beats with the galaxy, Holding dear these beauties my eyes have seen. O how sweet to call her, not you, but thee That word so fitting could never have been. But diction and syntax can only help A poet in his dying for matter. They cannot paint nor show the real self, Or the spiritual loveliness of her. I do find some cool moonshines on her lanes, And her fairness on the moon in silence. CHRISTMAS ISSUE, 1959 Page 11
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