POEM TO THE WORLD NO. 1

BE STRONG BE VERY COURAGEOUS

My brother my sister be strong be very courageous

To the generation who is able to call today, today

There is a garden in Buckingham Palace—though short of a Garden of Eden

It has within its confine beauty sustained by love

An elegant landscape that has suffered long

Yet it still embraces an ambiance that is kind

My brother my sister be strong be very courageous

There is a land flowing with people

Inside a Great Wall that stretches across its plains

Such appreciation for a phenomenon claimed visible from space

A witness to civilizations envied not, but by historians alike

My brother my sister be strong be very courageous

To the eyes who have gazed upon her majestic height

There stands an iron lady addressed by suitors as the Eiffel Tower

A symbol for lovers that though high vaunts not itself

Adorned as a bride to be wed in a celebration to many

Not puffed up in lieu of her beauty but an international monument to all

My brother my sister be strong be very courageous

To the offspring of the men and women who knocked down a wall

Whose ancestors in Berlin made freedom ring around the world

When a decision was made to not behave unseemly

When through a mighty act of love a people sought not their own

But to reunite a society that had been long divided

My brother my sister be strong be very courageous

Whose feet have stood upon a solid foundation that reaches deeper than water

A figure for a nation, the Taj Mahal embodies adoration for another

A passion not easily provoked created the memorial that stands to this day

Each block, each gemstone carefully placed in an architectural artwork like no other

No thought of evil was employed during its miraculous arrangement

My brother my sister be strong be very courageous

Whether gladiator or spectator at the world’s greatest entertainment venue

The Colosseum epitomizes the ultimate in competition

Rejoice not in the iniquity it was initially built for

But rejoice in the truth that it stands as a staple to be mimicked

Therefore, millions around the world benefit from its blueprint  

My brother my sister be strong be very courageous

There is a volcano climbed by many that touches the lower limits of the sky

The soul of a country, a place of worship, off to Mount Fuji one must fly

A place that bears breathtaking lakes and waterfalls

Captured in works of art and poetry, people believe its awesome power

My brother my sister be strong be very courageous

Even in deaths and sufferings there will arise a deliverer

The creation of a community of need as by Saint Basil

Does a cathedral mark the same name but from more humble beginnings

Through both are delivered a hope for all things

My brother my sister be strong be very courageous

To every immigrant whose vision of opportunity burned

To the flame of liberty, a gift that came from afar

A statue that signifies a people who can endure all things

Who possess a love that will never fail

Therefore, my brother my sister be strong be very courageous