[ 1989 ]
Long Poetry Anno
01 Pilgrimage to Salem (28/09/1989-01/10/1989), Monday, October 2nd 1989
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Pilgrimage To Salem
01 Melchizedek
In ancient time at the dawn of history
When culture was young though the world old
There lived on earth a great and holy man
A king of righteousness, a king of Salem
Ruling as a priest in all his splendour
Blessing all creatures which adorned the world
Interceding for all men in their everyday life
Melkizedek was his name, purity was his soul
God was his crown, nature his dominion
He came forth without a father or mother
And his days had neither beginning nor end
Through him the father of all the prophets did receive
Knowledge of God, the Universe, and Man
Contained in a single tree called the tree of life
Melkizedek and Salem were in Palestine
A land of blessings and strange curses
A country of Peace and Deep Violence
A place where beauty married destruction
But in the blessed island of Java
Melkizedek and Salem did exist too
(28/09/1989-01/10/1989) (D1/01/10/1989)
02 The Call for the Journey
It was the call again … the call of the hill country
The call of the country so green and prosperous
Of the town of Salem and its surrounding mountains
Where I was first initiated into the essence of mystery
Through dreams, visions, and revelations so strange
And yet so real as if heaven did come to this earth
Thus to Salem I decided to go and find my paradise
Driving through the southern part of Java the beautiful
I became amazed at this spiritual journey so fine
Where multiple layers of existence suddenly emerged
One completing the other and all becoming one
How Wonderful! I was driving through the Island of Java
Feeling as if I was in England and sensing of Palestine
Strange though it may seem, nobody could say it was untrue
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03 Entry to Salem
Having travelled the continuously winding mountaneous roads
I finally approached the country town and village places
Which lie in the open valley … with the name of Salem
I stopped at the boundary stone and walked across the border
Having done this I stopped down and touched the earth
With my right-hand while saying
Hail to the land of Salem!
(28/09/1989-01/10/1989) (D2/02/10/1989)
04 Prayer at the Pine Forest
I invoked the twenty seven names of God the Almighty
And then prayed so that I can enter the place safely
Even that I may find Melkizedek the holy man of God
King of Salem and of righteousness, priest of the sacred land
Friend of Abraham and Great Teacher of the Ancient wisdom
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05 Meeting with friends
Everyone was kind and pleasant in offering their hospitality to strangers
All questions they attempted to answer to the best of their ability
As if we were their long-lost brothers who had come to visit
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06 Guardians of Pagedongan
Then one of these guardians asked openly: 'What are you searching?'
For without any question nothing may be revealed or disclosed
So I told him about the reason of my visit to the valley of Salem
And about my guide who was the ancient priest and king
We talked earnestly, until it was dawn, to clear all existing doubts
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07 Mystery of Salem
The Guardians explained that my visit and that of others
Have been prophesied many years ago by two disciples
For Salem, and more importantly the place called Pagedongan
Is the land where the history of mankind was begun
And that it was from here that the leaders of mankind
Came forth to carry out their duties to maintain God's earth
Salem, or Pagedongan, is the centre of God's world
It is the Slab-Stone where God inscribed his will for mankind
Adam, Noah and Abraham had their histories here
And it was in this place that God had planted his garden
It is also prophesied that soon many leaders would come
To prepare the unification of mankind who are at present dispersed
And to proclaim the dawn of the new age that is to come
There God will place on every shoulder the sacred duty
Which will be perfomed all throughout the world
So that divine peace will once again rule this earth
And this nation and the world would one day be justly governed
In accordance with the spiritual direction of the guardians in Salem
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08 The Ancient Tomb
Who is the tenth, and therefore the first, of all the stewards
Whose duty it will be to uphold the truth of the Almighty
None may discuss about him so that none will loose sense of direction
For he is beyond our understanding and knowledge
Therefore it would be wrong to describe how he looked
It is enough to say that he is acting as a beautiful vessel
Which contains the fragrance of great souls everywhere
Thus it is said that the forces are many but one
So that there is only one voice representing all
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09 Personal Direction
It is important to loose all sense of fear, uncertainly and worry
For it is clear how the sword is given to be used
For the protection of the common people everywhere
And that the book of wisdom was placed near to the heart
To be a source of counsel to the leaders of this country and its people
Therefore one must bear one's name with pride and bravery
So that when the time comes there shall never be any hesitation
To take one's rightful part in the struggle for peace and justice,
And the welfare of mankind
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10 The Great Mountains
The range of mountains stand majestically in the north
Protecting Salem and its inhabitants from any threat or danger
Looking dark-blue they add to the sense of mystery
Which surrounds the beholders
Causing their hearts to vibrate with a strong life force
For in their very eyes stand the three mountains which are called:
Mount Halimun, Mount Kumbang and Mount Segara
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11 Salem and Myself
I have been to Salem and I have seen beauty
There was I with my own eyes witnessing sense of prosperity
On deep contemplation I experienced the serenity
Of this dream country that none may equal
Inspiration and the will to live arise in me
Encouraged by the peaceful silence surrounding
But it is not to this place that I will go to escape
daily hardships, which are our common heritage
Having learned what Salem gently recalled
I must go to a place where there is suffering
Where the soil is dry and the earth barren
So that in work I can find my true vocation
Leaving Salem I saw the glowing fire within my heart
Slowly brightening-up my still darkened horizon
(28/09/1989-01/10/1989) (D2/02/10/1989)
12 Menoreh - An Obligation
The seven branched candle sticks of the temple
Were lit to shine over the face of the hills
Covering distances near and far for us to see
The brown earth now barren and lifeless
There was only one light to guide our move
To a destination as yet unknown and undisclosed
It seems that this light was earthly and heavenly
Bringing both dimensions, material and spiritual
Thus we became convinced of the journey we made
And of the existence of the place we should work
For as we live and are life upon this earth
We are called to re-create life wherever we go
God is Life and the Great Ruler of Death
In Him we live to propagate life over death
For life including death is clearly resurrection
It is growth to do the perfection of living
In God, life, death and resurrection are one
For He, the world and us are also one
If Salem the beautiful represents life
And Menoreh the barren pictures death
Then to the place of death must we go
To recreate the earth and resurrect life
For Adam did not leave Pardes in misery
But to fulfil his obligation as man
To propagate life to the world at large
So that from acts of disobedience and the fall
Love in stewardship of life may arise
Thus redeemed he shall at last see
How life and death and resurrection
Are parts of the gift of living for all
One existence bestowed upon mankind
Upon the barren hills of Menoreh
A new Pardes shall be created
A greater Salem shall be established
And a new way of thinking discovered
There men at work will see themselves
As people who escape not to idle heavens
Or creatures who merely seek for comfort
But as servants of God and friends of the world
Whose duty it is to beautify their lives
By beautifying the world they live in
(28/09/1989-01/10/1989) (H2/02/10/1989)
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