Poems

Oh! Brave one

YOU braved the snow, you braved the storm,
you let nothing at all alter your form.
The snow melted, the bullets showered,
you gave your life before it flowered
We salute you Oh! brave one,
you’ve done us proud, Oh country’s son.
The fire on or when it will cease,
we’ll remember-You gave your life so that we could live in peace.

— Sushmita Malik

Teacher’s day

The 5th of September is a special day,
what is it?
Neither children’s day
nor labour day.
Ah! I’ve got it at last
Its the teacher’s day.
A day to show them respect and love
Have a heart as pure as a dove
show them joy and happiness
Courtesy and cheerfulness
We give them flowers,
a mark of respect
Best wishes from all students
they do accept

— Anupreet Kaur Paik

Hope

Hope, a powerful instrument,
that never deserts the human,
As powerful as a nuclear device,
that works with accuracy and is precise.
The hope of an intellectual to
clear the UPSC exams
The hope of a traveller that India will
improve its railway services.
The hope of a housewife that the
prices will come down in Dec
That the market will no longer crash
the hope of a stock broker
Hope, for the poor that it doesn’t rain
for he has no shelter to go and claim.
For a farmer, that the monsoon arrives
and blesses his rice field with all its might.
I hope for a secure peaceful Earth
I hope that it’s a cleaner place to live in
That the future generations will proudly step in.
I hope that every man gets his due
I hope that there is no exploitation
And I hope God hears these prayers
With due consideration.

— Vasundhara Dalal