All Discussions Tagged 'poem' - Peace for the Soul2024-03-28T22:37:22Zhttps://peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com/forum/topic/listForTag?groupUrl=the-panchen-lama&tag=poem&feed=yes&xn_auth=noPoem for the Panchen Lamatag:peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com,2019-06-10:5143044:Topic:2734232019-06-10T13:06:42.720ZEva Librehttps://peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com/profile/Eva
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<p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Please recite this poem during public gatherings<br></br> Written by Uncle Sam and edited by Jeff Cobb and Brent Werner</font></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span class="font-size-3"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Poem for the Panchen Lama</font></span></strong></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Today we are…</font></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Please recite this poem during public gatherings<br/> Written by Uncle Sam and edited by Jeff Cobb and Brent Werner</font></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span class="font-size-3"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Poem for the Panchen Lama</font></span></strong></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Today we are gathered to fast and pray,<br/></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">And wonder: Where is the Panchen Lama today?<br/></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Is this young boy where he should be?<br/></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">No, the Chinese have him in captivity!<br/></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">He should be in school learning to lead,<br/></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Instead, he's in jail, waiting to be freed.<br/></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Why is he there? What was his crime?<br/></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Why are political prisons where he spends all his time?<br/></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The answer is simple, sad yet true,<br/></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">He is a Buddhist leader, who,<br/></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Even though he was only 9 years old,<br/></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Refused to denounce the Dalai Lama as he was told.<br/></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">He is just one of many to suffer this fate,<br/></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">We must save Tibet before it's too late.<br/></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">1.2 million Tibetans are dead!<br/></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The Land of Snows is soaked blood red.<br/></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">And as if that wasn't bad enough,<br/></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">There are thousands more who have it just as rough.<br/></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Many monks and nuns have been tortured, raped, and killed,<br/></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">But yet, CEOs are returning from China quite thrilled.<br/></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Now that the Tibetans are out of the way,<br/></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">They can make more money back in the US of A.<br/></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The vast resources and forests of Tibet are gone!<br/></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">With thousands of forced sterilizations, it won't be long,<br/></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Before the Tibetans themselves are a thing of the past,<br/></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">That is why we are gathered today, here to fast.<br/></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">So take a few minutes out of your busy day,<br/></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">And listen to what we have to say,<br/></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">With your help, there's lots we can do:<br/></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Practice Selective Purchasing, write letters too,<br/></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Help repeal MFN, and send a postcard or two.<br/></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Pay attention! You haven't heard anything yet,<br/></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Those are just a few ways you can help the people in Tibet.<br/></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">So join with us now, and lend us a hand,<br/></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">As in one voice, together we stand,<br/></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">And show the world that we all agree,<br/></font></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">THE PANCHEN LAMA AND TIBET MUST BE FREE!!!</font></p>
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