Past, present and future
23 April 2015
BOMAI D WITNE
An entry in the Crocodile Prize
Kina Securities Award for Poetry
His quest for evolution of humanity society and ethics - Socrates
His disciple loved him for who he was and what he learned - Plato
Socrates and Plato influenced him - Aristotle
Together they laid a foundation for modern ideals
His quest to be radical, to serve humanity to the cross - Jesus
Her quest to be his disciple among the poor - Mother Theresa
His quest to have, lived and share peace - Mahatma Gandhi
His quest for the freedom, he landed in prison - Mandela
Together they laid a foundation for freedom’s ideals
His quest for his people brought them West - Michael Somare
His tribesmen Chan, Okuk and others pursued similar dreams
They learnt the rules, landed in parliament and became politicians
Together they laid a foundation for Melanesian democracy
His quest for a taste of life in the plantations - Nembare
His quest to work, marry, divorce, remarry - Witne
His quest to live life, past, present and future - Bomai
His quest for the descendants to find a name
Together they laid a foundation for the future.
Yalkuna...bolnga win pami oh...wai wen!
Posted by: Philip G Kaupa | 24 April 2015 at 01:10 AM
So Creative, Yalkuna!
Posted by: Joe Kuman | 23 April 2015 at 05:03 PM