Like the sun
He gives us warmth and light
Like the rain
He cools us with freshness and hope
Like the rivers
He enriches all regions of the land
Like the earth
He nurtures us with timeless patience
Like the trees
He shelters us with gentleness and strength
(This Poem was written for Thai Oil Co. on occasion of
the 50th Anniversary of H.M. the King’s Coronation, BE. 2539 AD 1996)
If you chance to be in this golden kingdom
Hush…listen…for you will hear a song
That runs like a precious thread
Through the sounds of night and voices of day
Through the whispers of leaves and warbling of birds
Through the coughs of motors and purrs of engines
Through the hushes of mothers and laughter of children
Through the throbbing of veins and beating of hearts
Listen… it’s the sweet song of rejoicement
The country’s symphony of jubilation
The kingdom’s paean of praise and love
For His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadet
Fifty years enthroned in the soul of our nation
(Written for Loxley Public Company
for 50th Anniversary of His Majesty’s coronation)
Is it not a magnificent fact
that
one man can be so cherished in 63 million hearts
one heart can beat for 63 million lives
one life can be devoted to 63 million souls
one soul, with infinite love, can exalt a nation
one nation can be blessed with such a monarch
for more than half a century
?
Chamnongsri L. Rutnin