(A tribute to the eleven self-immolated Tibetans in Tibet)
Self-immolations ensue
When a person offers to flames
The holiest of the holy
At the altar of freedom
Like a small lamp
Against the darkness of tyranny
Desolated by Light
And deserted by Love
When …

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Who am I?
I asked myself
Searched for my roots,
And traced my Identity.
Tibetan, a noble descendant.
There were times
When we reigned in the clouds
Beyond the horizon we lost.

Cruel is the Eastern tempest that storms
And the windy weather reigns for years,
Ruthless the unrelenting hailstones
That destroys our crops of dreams.
The wintry wind chills my bones
And its sneaky gusts freeze my soul.
The melody of the …