God´s Own Country.... Poem by Sylvia Frances Chan

POEM 590-


All of a sudden I remember
on junior high our teacher introduced us
a mighty country as God´s Own Country

was that our teacher of junior high
so pro America and yet so shy?

he explained that this country
has all earth´s rich sources in his belly

then I became attached to America
though my own country Indonesia
was even wealthier
but we did not dare to shout that
from the tops of our buildings

we had that inner wealth
to know our richness
but we glued our mouths´ gaps
we had them all
we hadn´t shout them loudest
through all ages we had been the proudest

this morn I remember again all of a sudden
when I was preparing coffee for my spouse
what our teacher told us about America´s house
God´s Own Country, highest and the mightiest

Wow, greatest, richest and most of all
what our teacher said about this greatest fame
God´s Own Country the wealthiest in this world,
others unable to tame

my teenager´s time have passed long time
now the bells in the churches do not chime
now who is to blame?
for this undeserving fame?

so many times been to the USA
even my first grandson came out one week too early
from his Mum´s belly
so he came on earth at USA´s BirthDay
but we reside in the Dutch Own country

the USA God´s Own Country
but never shared his wealth with the poorest fellow inhabitant
now God says to this greatest land
ungrateful are you!
the richest become richer
the poorest sink into their gaps
you will become happy again perhaps
but for the moment you have to suffer first
so many would die because of thirst

Indeed, they will die because of man´s greatest thirst
Of God´s Love and devotional words

so many preceedors have said that
ungratefulness makes this land surely dead

too many bullets in their daily dishes
please, share your wealth according to God´s Wishes
with the have-nots in this land
so your patriotic heart is at the fullest again
of dear God´s Own Beloved Land
try the hardest as you can
as once said by your Obama man
God´s Trumpets will chime
Through all ages and in His time….



Free Verse, from The Press
©Sylvia Frances Chan
does what she can,
this poem just from the poetry-oven

Happy Tuesday (21 Mei 2019)silent weather,
but lovingly cool
this is a day she likes very much,
a Day as Such,
all honour to God
early rise, makes she remain constantly wise….