DEJA VU

                Did I just dream that I was king eons ago?
                Egyptian vistas in my sleep sometimes did show...
                Judge not too harshly please, a young boy's brief kingship;
                Almighty God alone I know we must worship.
                Vizier Ay and his cohorts were all mistaken.;
                Unum Deum, I never should have forsaken.

The Twin Towers

           That catastrophic day in September
           Has compelled all of us to remember
           Existence here on Earth is an ember
           That we may briefly use till De(ath)cember...
           We should not complain if life seems transient;
            In God we can trust; hence, be reliant.
           No cause to decry or be defiant.
           True, three thousand deaths, sudden and senseless
           Overcame the weak-kneed and the feckless;
           We do need His Strength, lest we turn godless.
            Each fallen sparrow, the Almighty knows;
            Riven from body, the soul also goes
            Swiftly back Home...where forever it glows!
          

MAGNIFICENCE

      My great-grandfather had a bamboo hut,
      A mansion it definitely was not.
      Golden-hued light bamboo, its walls were made;
      Neatly thatched cogon grass, its roof gave shade.
      Its floors a-gleam from vigorous brushing,
      Fine coconut husks were for polishing.
      It snuggled down the foot of a small hill,
      Close by a dense growth... I remember still,
      Every uncle and male cousin hid there;
      No enemy patrol would ever dare
      Come to hunt us at that enchanted place.
      Escape with me now, we will leave no trace...

PREEMPTIVE ACTION

     Prevent NOW nuclear proliferation;
     Rogue nations seeking world domination
     Espouse and support senseless destruction.
     Enough with sanctions and toleration;
     Might is right, if there's no other option!
     Protect our world, our civilization;
     Those who spill blood to spread their religion
     Invite their very own extirpation.
     Vendettas start between rival factions,
     Expand ultimately to locations
     Around the globe with newer weaponry...
     Can we be sure what's in their armory?
     To trust a group inured in savagery
     Is difficult; therefore, we must forfend.
     Our helping hand in friendship we extend,
     Not once but thrice...then: - "All good things must end!"

AUDACITY

           A beggar in rags stood by the church door,
           Unshaven, unappealing to the core;
           Despite his unsteady voice and facade,
           Apparently a mere dime made him mad.
          "Come. come, be a good sport," he retorted;
          "I know WE have much more...  Be comforted;
          "Tomorrow, a real treasure will be thine.
          "You see, more than a trillion worlds are mine!"
          

Thy Will Be Done

                  The reason why we have evolution:-
                  He loves and sustains His whole creation.
                  You ask:-  Then why nova, star destruction,
                  Whole galaxies destined for collision,
                  In earth years left our Sun, just five billion?
                  Let not the above cause desperation;
                  Look, from supernovae new stars are born.
                  Births, deaths, rebirths--events we cannot scorn,
                  E'en now, we pray to see a brighter morn.
                  Divine energy cannot be destroyed;
                  Our resurrection, we cannot avoid...
                  New Age for homo superior, we forecast:-
                  Eternal life and bliss with our Lord, at last!

Al Qaeda, Awake!

                    A group of Muslims led astray by Hate
                    Left a trail of death indiscriminate;
                    Quranic prohibitions not to kill
                    Are totally ignored as they did spill
                    Even the blood of innocent children,
                    Dishonoring 'Islam', their own brethren,
                    And dealing unto themselves this grim fate:-
                    A short and certain path to Saitan's Gate.
                    Why not change course and follow the mystic;
                    A Sufi suggested this old technique:-
                    Kill not your foe, make him instead your friend;
                    Enemies to friends, then all wars will end.