Friday, October 16, 2015

JB

Dear Readers,

I received a friend request on FB and as soon as I accepted the request....had a chat...rather a long chat with this person....at the end of the chat i called this person JB....what did we chat about....life....love....family....career....friendship....and the Schindler's list can go on....All i want to say is One Life Live it to the FULL...with happiness...with a smile....with blessings uncountable...with prayers always for others....be of help to everyone to anyone and ALL...coz u never know when next opportunity will knock at you and ask for HELP...share your life coz you have no better chance than to live your life without sharing...this person JB...inspired me to write this on my blog...so you folks are reading it....

JB....be the person you are coz there is no other like U...praying for U and for your wishes....
God Bless U n UR intentions...
LIVE....LIFE....LOVE....LIFE

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

THE COFFIN CARRIERS

Here is something written from childhood memories and of stories that I have heard from my family. 



Shadows against mountains,

each man, Sisyphus-like, shouldering a coffin,
backs hunched, rifles dragging,
moving Indian file through rice-paddies.
Weighted down by each step
we heard voices singing,
        “plant seeds, in fields and levees…
        In Fall, there will be
        five kinds of grain.”



Childhood, time of friendship, equality.
We used to dive into the same river
shattering the sun into million suns.
Your brother and I would measured our penises
with blades of grass
you would laugh at our little chili peppers
I saw yours, and yes…
I watched them swell and blossom
through the years.



Words support like bones
dreaming of the tenderness – the trembling lips
together, our hands clasp tightly.
Fighting waves of time.
We lost your brother in the Fall of `75.



I awoke this morning – roused by music
A violin sang beautifully
and part of me sang with it.
For on this day, someone is celebrating her birthday.
I wept quietly in my cell.
Oh the waves, the waves
in which we
tumble.


Minh Dang 

Poet of THE COFFIN CARRIERS
A person (salesian n religious - but a brother and friend) who inspires us in the community and the youngsters he meets and interacts - by his presence, his way of interacting, his smile, his catch phrase - "its simply amazing". A person who is an avid reader in all matters. His skills are drawing, sketching, and writing poems. I only know him for a year now lives just across my room here in the community, as it was in the last year. He has patience to listen no matter what time, what place...Soon to be a Priest...a Salesian Religious Priest....above all a MISSIONARY here in Israel, in the holy land....A person who is self-sacrificing and dedicated to work and study, above all to his PRAYER LIFE. His way of living is simple and his heart ever open to share anything and everything. 
Thanks Minh....God Bless U....
keep inspiring 
keep smiling 
keep thinking 
keep sharing
KEEP THE FAITH.....LIVE THE FAITH....
As U R...