Poems to America

The eyes of the whole world

Are fixed upon you,

My magnificent American friends,

Eager to see your splendid work.

Forge your solidarity

And advance in triumph,

Creating in America

A paradise of benefit and victory.

With my palms together in prayer for the excellent health and successful endeavors of my

supremely beloved, cherished American friends.

On the morning of June 17

Daisaku

June 17, 1998 (from World Tribune 7/3/98)