Spirit of freedom and justice

Spirit of freedom and justice
(lut lat yey seit neh tayar seit) Standing tall and erect facing me
Independence monument is gazing still.

On its side smiling
Is high court building.

Once in the morning
Once in the evening
This independence monument
That high court building
I pass on my way home thinking
Suddenly, there flashes in my mind
Spirit of freedom and justice shine
Frightening and blinding!

Maung Kyi Mon (Pan Alinka magazine, September 2006)
Translation Dr Maung Maung Nyo (23.3.2006)

Note: Independence monument is situated in Bandoola Square, Rangoon,
Burma since Independence in 1948. The high court building lies east
of the independence monument.