Sunday, January 27, 2013

SELF EVIDENT NOT SELF FULFILLING


SELF EVIDENT NOT SELF FULFILLING


WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS ARE SELF EVIDENT
THAT ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL
NOBLE WORDS
THAT LAUNCHED OUR NATIONS
NOBLE WORDS ARE SLOGANS
NOBLE ACTIONS ARE NOT

IN SO MANY CASES
WE HAVE MISSED THE MARK

WE COUNTED SLAVES
AS THREE FIFTHS OF A MAN

DISPOSSESSED THE LOCAL PEOPLE
THEN DESPISED THEM FOR HOMELESSNESS

WE ARGUE
HANG THE TEN COMMANDMENTS IN A PUBLIC PLACE

NOT THINKING OR CARING
THAT TO DISENFRANCHISE A PERSON
IS TO STEAL HIS BIRTHRIGHT

WE MARCH OUR YOUTH OFF TO WAR
HAVE THEM DO HORRIBLE THINGS
WITNESS HORRIBLE ACTS
RETURN MAIMED IN MIND AND BODY
ORDERED TO KILL FOR QUESTIONABLE REASONS
YOU SHALL HONOR YOUR FATHER
AND MOTHER
ALL LIVING THINGS

WE ARE A GOD FEARING PEOPLE
AND HIS NAME BETTER BE
JEHOVAH
NOT ALLAH
G*D
BRAHMA
BUDDHA
GREAT WHITE SPIRIT
KAMI

EXCESS PROFITS
AT THE EXPENSE OF WORKERS WAGES
LIMITING THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS



THE RICH HAVE PRIVILEGES
AT THE EXPENSE OF THE POOR

THE STRANGER IN OUR MIDST
 IS OSTRACIZED

WIDENING GAP BETWEEN RICH AND POOR

I LOVE MY COUNTRY
BUT NOT BLINDLY

TO IGNORE HER FAULTS
IS TO DO HER NO SERVICE

ANY OF US WHO DO NOT LIVE UP
TO HER STANDARDS
DO HER NO SERVICE

WE HAVE MUCH TO BE PROUD OF
BUT IF IT DOESN’T INCLUDE ALL
IT’S A LIE
IT DOESN’T LIVE UP TO OUR FOUNDING WORDS

ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL





FRANK A VOLLMER

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

LUNGTA



LUNGTA


THE TIBETANS CALL PRAYER FLAGS
 LUNGTA
WHICH LITERALLY MEANS
WIND HORSE

PRAYER FLAGS IS A MISNOMER
IF IT IS THOUGHT
THAT EVERY FLAP OF THE CLOTH
IS A PRAYER TO THE GODS

BUT INSTEAD IT IS A PRAYER
OF BENEVOLENCE
AND FOR WELL BEING
ON THOSE PEOPLE AND THINGS
THE WIND TOUCHES
AFTER IT FLAPS THE CLOTH

BEYOND THE THOUGHT OF THE LUNGTA
IS THE CONCEPT
THAT IF YOU WISH YOUR NEIGHBOR WELL
YOU WILL TREAT THEM WELL

IT’S LIKE THE PALMS
WE HOLD
ON PALM SUNDAY

JUST A BRANCH OF A TREE
BUT IF IT REMINDS US
OF CHRIST’S PASSION
AND MOVES US
TO LIVE A LIFE
WORTHY OF SALVATION

IT BECOMES A HOLY THING
A SACRAMENTAL
AN ORDINARY THING MADE HOLY BY USE

HOW MANY SACRAMENTALS
ARE COMMON TO THE RELIGIOUS EXPRESSION

ROSARIES
OR COUNTING BEADS

PILGRIMAGES
TO HOLY PLACES
CLERGY

SACRIFICES
WHERE THE VICTIM BECOMES THE MEAL

CODES OF CONDUCT

SACRED WRITINGS

AND PAINFUL TO SAY
FRACTIONS
FACTIONS
PREJUDICE
HATRED
BETRAYAL OF THEIR FOUNDER’S MESSAGE

WALLS TO SHUT OUT NON BELIEVERS
WALLS WHERE GOD WOULD HAVE NONE
GOD SO LOVED HIS CREATION
HE ESTABLISHED NO WALLS

TO THE EXTENT
THAT WE AS HUMANS
ARE CAPABLE
OUR HEARTS
SHOULD BE AS WIDE AS GOD’S


FRANK A VOLLMER