What am I to Fear?

What am I to Fear?

Bungee Jumping in Pokhara

What am I to fear?

To examine the city with a clear perception of good and evil

Interpreting human actions in relation to eternity

Contrasting the City of Heaven with the City of Earth

Where inhabitants are devout, God-focused and seeking grace

Providing the defense of Christianity

Against the claims that it led to downfall of Rome

For the good man is neither uplifted with the good things of time, nor broken by its ills

But the wicked man, because he is corrupted by the world’s happiness

Unfolding God’s plan that involves fostering the City of Heaven and filling it with worthy citizens

I pursue the city of heaven that maintains a proper sense of order

Which in turn leads to true peace

While the state adheres to the virtues of politics and of the mind, formulating a political community

Scriptures instruct me about the highest good and the highest evil and without guidance, I have no purpose

For I will be given eternal happiness

And become immortal, when I reach the City of Heaven

To announce a year of favor from the Lord

Looking to achieve their goals through Abel

Killed by his brother Cain

Left in darkness until the light gave form in creation

The Saints lost nothing in losing temporal Gods

Naked he came out of the mother’s wombs

Naked shall he return thither

For the grief is of his own making

However, he shall endure all torment, if need be for Christ’s sake

For he doesn’t suffer for silver and gold

The materialistic possessions that are temporary in the city of devil

Bound by eternal happiness

He lives the life of saint

And in the end makes to the City of Heaven!

 

Tribute to Saint Augustine

Tribute to Saint Augustine

Saint Augustine of Hippo

Oh Lord God you promised a beautiful day

How diligently you covered the sky with clouds

To let the rain fall out in the way of truth

Writing conscience as Thy bravery in the fire

As you break through the cloud

Spreading the seed of peace and happiness

To take sorrows with proud dejection and restless lassitude

Lord God the creator of heaven and earth

Praised and exalted above all for ever

You never cease to have compassion

Even for the sinners who do not repent

And gain enormous wealth exploiting capitalism

While the poor people are left to shed tears

However, Lord you provide relief to sorrows

Because you my Father are supremely good

As you have spoken unto me

And gave me the life of immortal soul

Which yearns for the wisdom of birds

In the city of Gods

To receive my confessions and thanksgiving

Despite my past history of silence

I educated myself to study Thee

Giving me good character while healing me

As you instruct me to be a sober sage

Crow

Crow

Huntley Meadows Park, Virginia

Large and intelligent was the dark black crow

Who kept flying with hoarse and cawing voices

His only will was to reach his final destination

The wind kept blowing while he kept soaring

Far away in the river

With his 360 degree vision, he saw his prey who went under water

While the crow continued to look for food

Turning his ear to wisdom

Inclining his heart to understanding

That he possibly missed the catch of the day

Kind and grateful he was

As he prayed the Lord with all his heart

While not relying on his own intelligence

With the patience of an owl

And the virtue of a peacock

He still struggled for his first meal

Sitting down by the river on a rock till the dusk

Turned to a full moon night

As the fish jumped to the shore

He got his first catch

A tiny fish full of herbs with love

Ultimate Hope of Ancestors

Ultimate Hope of Ancestors

A foggy morning at Sunkoshi river, Nepal. Photo by Sohan

Ultimate Hope of Ancestors

by Roshan Pandey

You may shoot me with your sophisticated weapon

But, I will fire you back with my powerful words

Because my weapon is kindness

You may want to see me broken down in my knees

But I want to see me risen back in my feet

You may want to see me weeping in tears

But I want to see me swim in a deep ocean

Because I am the hope of Veterans that defy to give up

And stand up for justice and equality for all

You may want to see me brokenhearted covered in blood

But I want to see me down in prayers

Because prayers lead to action

You may want to see me hopeless in a deep well like a frog

But I want to see me climb a mountaintop

And preach a sermon

You may want to see me silent and voiceless like an owl

But I want to see me be the voice for poor and needy

You may want to see me suffocate in fire

However, I want to see me run through the flames

Into the deep blue ocean

Because I am the ultimate hope and dream of my ancestors 

 

History Lover

History Lover

Statue of Abraham Lincoln at Lincoln Memorial, Washington DC

Is it the bird or is It the air?

Can you see that I’m a man without fear?

North Dakota couldn’t sluggard me from fighting a fierce black bison

Louisiana couldn’t cease me from being a Tiger

South Carolina couldn’t halt me from being an Army Warrior

Virginia couldn’t knock me down from being an Ordinance soldier

Alaska couldn’t impede me from being an Arctic Warrior

North Carolina couldn’t dissolve me from being an Airborne soldier

Florida couldn’t scare me from swimming with manatee to scare away gator

Iowa couldn’t finish me from being a Hawkeye

No way that I could back off from Pennsylvania as I was a Nittany Lion

Bound to rule the state

Texas made me a Cowboy

While Massachusetts turned me into a mighty Warrior

Finally, Virginia made me a history lover!

Oh God

Oh God

Hear me Oh God as I rise through the ashes

Feel me Oh God as I travel through the fire

Feed me Oh God as I walk hungry in the sand through the desert

Talk to me Oh God as I seek the truth

Hear me Oh God as I call you for redemption

Return to the Earth Oh God as I pray for your love and compassion

My eyes are inflicted with the wound from childhood

How long will it be till I stop weeping tears through my eyes?

Answer me Oh God as you’re the only one that I fear

In my lonely life as I walk the road that you chose for me

I can see the sign of life as you uplift my heart with joy

Bringing a sweet laughter while I walk through the mountain

As you fill my lungs with cool breeze of air

I see the signs of peace in every step I take along the icy patch

Oh God fill my mind with wisdom and knowledge

As I dream of the world with peace and justice

Although I am blinded by Odysseus, sacker of cities

As I may be ignorant Veteran that seeks wisdom while I question everything

Hear me Oh Lord as I seek the righteous path

That grants me freedom and happiness

As I seek to cultivate the virtue of courage, justice, wisdom and moderation

Better to die than to compromise my principles

Protect me Oh God with your divine wisdom