Abdul Kalam - India's Icon

"Aim for a thoughtful, creative mind”
he said, and we, as times rewind,
Think of India’s ‘Missile man’,
The one who made us believe 'We can'.

'People’s president’, he was called,
Patiently he listened, and problems were solved -
He never let a single one down -
The boy who came from a tiny town.

He wanted to spend his last breath speaking,
Speaking to students, knowledge-seeking…


And now, with the whispers of the breeze,
Come our wishes - Sir, Rest in Peace.


Posted on 1st August 2015
For Broken Wings's 'Any Poem' Contest
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Date: 4/3/2018 11:55:00 PM
wonderful tribute To The Missile Man!!! well done Sneha!!! loved it!
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Date: 12/23/2015 2:05:00 AM
Hi Sneha. Congrats for your placement in the contest! ;-)
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Date: 12/22/2015 1:48:00 AM
Lovely write n win Sneha.. big congrats!
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Date: 12/21/2015 9:27:00 PM
Sneha, Nice win. SKAT
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Date: 12/21/2015 7:21:00 PM
Such a lovely tribute to your teacher, Sneha, and nice to see it on the winner's list. Congratulations! Hugs, Sandra
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Date: 12/21/2015 6:16:00 PM
Congratulations, Sneha, hugs dear friend and have a very Merry Christmas with blessings of love, happiness, wisdom, and wealth.
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Date: 9/14/2015 1:00:00 PM
nice win. SK
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Date: 9/12/2015 5:40:00 PM
A wonderful tribute, Sneha! Congrats on your win! Love, Kim
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Date: 9/12/2015 6:57:00 AM
Great tribute Sneha! Loved reading this today, big congrats on much deserved win!
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Date: 9/11/2015 3:02:00 PM
Dropping back with my congrats Sneha so glad to see this lovely tribute get greater exposure via the contest :-) hugs Jan xx
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Date: 9/5/2015 3:33:00 AM
I enjoyed reading your tribute about Abdul Kalam. Julia, xx
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Date: 8/21/2015 3:54:00 PM
I never saw this one that was below the acrostic. They are both such nice tributes for him, I don't know which I like better!!
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Sneha Rv
Date: 9/5/2015 12:39:00 AM
Thank you so much, dear Andrea!! Can I enter this for the August written poem contest of Broken Wings? But it says no tribute poems.. :( :)
Date: 8/4/2015 11:21:00 AM
This is very lovely and fitting for a most loved President, Sneha. Yes, he wanted to be remembered as a teacher, and his quotes show what a great 'teacher' he was. He will be missed. // paul
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Sneha Rv
Date: 8/4/2015 11:34:00 AM
Thank you so much!! He was such a great person!! :D :D
Date: 8/1/2015 1:34:00 PM
Dear Sneha Nice poem well written on our beloved people's president! May his soul rest in peace... You may visit my poem if u find time- A P J ABDUL KALAM -a tribute love, Anu:-)
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Sneha Rv
Date: 8/4/2015 11:35:00 AM
Thank you!! I loved yours!! :D :D
Date: 8/1/2015 11:23:00 AM
Oh Sneha this is such a wonderful tribute he was obviously such an inspirational man:-) Hugs Jan xx 7
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Sneha Rv
Date: 8/4/2015 11:36:00 AM
Thank you so much!! :D :D
Date: 8/1/2015 11:22:00 AM
my condolences for your nation's loss....just pick up his banner and then go off....just as he did trying to save his kind....and his efforts undying is all you will find....never give up....
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Sneha Rv
Date: 8/3/2015 9:08:00 AM
Thank you!! :D :D
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