YA  MAJID     (invoking Glory; for Aceh)


                      still to God
                                                                                                                                                           that’s your glory
                                                                                                                                                      forehead on the ground
                                                                                                                                                       or tower to the sky

                       still to God

                                                                                                                            embodying the story
                                                                                                      of men whose hearts cannot be bound
                                                                                                          & will not cheat or lie

                                                                                          a blade of land
                                                                                       imbued with power
                                                                                        discreet & grand
                                                                                         & sweet & dour

                                                still to God  
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