Tibet- A Lost Land And People Poem by Dr John Celes

Tibet- A Lost Land And People



They want to live in peace,
The people of the ‘Roof of th’ world’;
They want to sleep in Nature’s lap,
But cannot do with ease!

A Buddhist country wedged between
World’s two most-populous nations;
Twelve thousand feet high MSL;
A culture most unique.

The Chinese eyes were on Tibet,
They’d eyed the plateau high;
The Dalai Lama- their leader
Is in exile in India.

One thirty-thousand refugees,
Are mostly in India;
They want Tibet’s independence,
But China won’t accede.

Oh, what a sorry tale to hear!
Their land is long denied;
A mountain terrain, beautiful
Their home is ‘Land of snows! ’

They wish to rid their Chinese yoke;
But China won’t give in;
And proud about His Holiness,
The Lama who can’t sleep!

The Chinese invaded Tibet
And will not simply leave;
They’ve put their own people in here;
While Tibetans have fled.

Why China with her vast terrain
Should seize the mountain-land?
-Denuding forests of its trees,
And planting own settlers!

Monks or nuns, none are spared;
Thousands have just been killed;
And many more have spent their lives,
Tortured life-long in jails!

The people of Tibet are strong
With spirit not weakened;
They hope the Chinese will relent-
Return their land to them.

Can not the UN solve this case?
They’ve passed resolutions;
But nothing more is being done.
As selfishness, still rules.

Most Tibetans have little choice;
‘They are a dying race’!
Their pleas and protests go awaste;
Won’t someone fight their case?

Copyright by Dr John Celes 3-20-2008

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