Pair of poems: Pearl & Gold
In the gloomy depths of the ocean,
Pearl is formed by salted pain
In the tenderness of the oyster
In utter cold, under the weight
Of the water mountain of affliction.
In the Dark Depths
IN THE DARK DEPTHS
By Jose Maria Sison 10 April 1978 The enemy wants to bury us In the dark depths of prison But shining gold is mined From the dark depths of the earth And the radiant pearl is dived From the dark depths of the sea. We suffer but we endure And draw up gold and pearl […]