Happy Birthday, True Parents!
By Bento Leal (USA)
I have dreamed the most special dream
Of earth and stars, hills and streams
Where animals frolic to and fro
With birds on high and fi sh below
Th e sky so blue and trees asway
And joyful sounds every day
I made it all for my children to be
Who would create a universal family
Of love so warm, so true and pure
It was meant to be, I felt it sure
But darkness came and blocked the light
Th e days grew dim and turned to night
My heart did ache and fi lled with dread
Was this a sign my dream was dead
I shuddered at the horrid thought
Th at all my care had come to naught
Would a cure come into sight
Th at could pierce this painful, daunting night
I prayed and waited through the years
Would someone come to dry my tears
A son would rise and then be struck
All seemed dashed in mire and muck
But on a mount a boy did pray
“Lord, don’t give up, don’t dismay”
It moved my heart, this tiny lad
Was he the hope to remove the sad
He toiled to learn my mighty dream
And fought hard with grit and eyes agleam
To make it come to fruition
O’er all the world and in every nation
But he knew a solo man could not
Achieve the prize for which he fought
In order to turn back the tide
He would need a faithful, heavenly bride
And so it was that I prepared
A maiden righteous with nature fair
Who could join as one this son of mine
And march together and make the climb
To ascend the throne I longed to see
And create the heavenly family
Where my blood runs warm through the veins
With the goal to eliminate all the pains
I can breathe now, though long it took
True Parents are alive in every cranny and nook
The light has pierced the long, dark night
My One World Family is coming into sight
My love is full, I’m about to burst
When ’twasn’t long ago I feared the worst
The Blessing is spreading far and wide
Reviving souls that once had died
True Parents, thank you, my children dear
As tightly to my breast I hold you near
You’ve kept the faith and spread the love
Throughout the earth and the heavens above
Happy Birthday to you, I proudly beam,
You’re fulfilling my original, glorious dream
This poem was written for an international poetry contest held in commemoration of True Parents’ birthday in 2016.