Poems to Youth

SGI President Ikeda composed the following poems to commemorate his 51st anniversary of embracing faith on Aug. 24.
(See page onefor more poems celebrating this day.)

Dedicated to the young women’s division:

Holding fast

To this great philosophy

Live your youth without regrets

Aiming for brilliant triumph

Dedicated to the youth division:

To you I entrust

The magnificent completion

Of the great work of kosen-rufu

Please take the lead!

The unshakable oneness

Of mentor and disciple

You and I

I ask you

To achieve final victory

Clear and decisive


from World Tribune 9/4/98