Austere in his appearance
Icon for perseverance
And truth was his adherence
Premiere Contest: 8th Place
RamaRajya, Mahatma Gandhi’s non-violent utopia of mutual tolerance, has no place for bigots who lynch and leech the Weak.
Lynch my body
Pinch my soul
Punch my pride
Drench my blood
Staunch be your henchmen
Bunch of bigoted hooligans
Flinch us they from progress
Wrench us they from justice
Exhaust every trick in your bag
Pull every arrow off your quiver
Bribe your cheerleaders forever
Swing your dagger far and deeper
Behold! Destiny’s Wheel will one day turn
In your own inferno shall you burn
Hate will then find no buyers
Fade shall every Fake Soothsayers
Rama’s Rajya will then re-assign
Love and equality will re-reign
Unity and Diversity will re-align
Tolerance will do India define
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(From the anthology, Mantra of the Oppressed, available on Amazon.)
The "Trilogy of Non-Violence" advocates peacefully uplift humanity
Humanity is to behold a peaceful way of overcoming the struggle of life.
Life, where all souls are valuable and with love are diminishing hate
Hate! Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. states, "Driven out by the light."
Light of the world for humanity to see shining bright, eliminating darkness
Darkness, which Attorney Nelson Mandela survived in gloomy dungeons.
Dungeon of despair, trying to rent his humility, spirit, and soul without relent
Relent, he withstood, overcame with God's grace, seeking peace, not revenge!
Revenge develops turmoil in humanity's mind and soul—"So agonizing!"
Agonizing the spirit to do ill will toward others without peace—Violence!
Violence Attorney Mahama Gandhi pronounced is inferior to non-violence
Non-violence is strength emanating from an indomitable will of humanity.
Humanity diligently erased images of the beast, displaying its ugly appearance,
Rev. Dr. King, Jr. Attorneys Mandela and Gandhi defeating such ugliness!
Mahatma Gandhi
so gentle spirit deep thought
may Allah bless him
Loincloth was his dress;
Truth was his address.
Nonviolence was his armor;
A warrior and a perfect charmer.
A man of progress,
And an epitome of success.
He is the ‘Father of our Nation’;
He is our Mahatma!
Note: My tributes to M. K. Gandhi on the occasion of India’s Diamond Jubilee
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Mohandas Karamchand "Mahatma" Gandhi
Possessed a soul so fine and dandy
Iconic Indian lawyer, ethicist, pacifist and sage
Assassinated in 1948 at 78 years of age
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Date written:06/28/2022
Pray Bapu1, we’re in plastic age,
Stay happy installed, tall on stage.
Too bad, your birthday prayer meets,
Rows of stark chairs staring in rage,
If your spinning wheels still rotate,
They just spin for a page-three page.
Your ideals may well still be there—
Safe and secured, captive in cage,
When so I see your smiling face
On a wall, O innocent sage,
I wonder at your memorial:
How long shall live your tall image,
In a ritual lip service, though
People would doubtless still engage.
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Bapu1: Father, as Mahatma Gandhi was endearingly called.
It is customary to remember Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary of 2nd October. Saddened, this poet too joins in with this Ghazal.
Reminiscing |02.10.2021| Ghazal
On this day, day
we reminisce our past,
Let this freedom last,
Deep in of Love hearts a flame is lit,
Of love and True Spirit;
Years ago, Gandhiji fought..
And brought back our freedom;
The ahimsa that he preached,
Reached miles and miles away.
The Dandi March he tread;
Spread the corrupt means and nature the Invaders.
He, made us strong.
And Instilled the spirit to "wrong".
Swaraj, he said. should be our 'MOTTO"',
And then, No one. would dare to,
Berate our Nation.
The values he had taught,
Has brought
about a new thought.
He put a stop to their Torment,
with his Civil Disobedience Movement.
He the valued the Truth,
And Pleaded the Youth,
To join their hands
And stand together unfazed.
To this day , everyone Bows,
To this day, everyone knows,
The Almighty Mahatma;
-who is our true Raina.
His made the all free national spirit has made the
Britishers Flee.
And , has made us all flee
Together we shall sing,
Together we shall Bring,
Peace & love to this land
And stand together
Let the Day begin! Happy Independence Day! Jai Hind!
-Abhijina Laxmi
I applaud him for his ideals, specially non-violence.
Britishers beat him hard but he never retaliated back.
His deep knowledge of ancient scriptures made him aware violence
is bad. He knew however bad others maybe we should be good.
He disapproved of partition. He warned leaders it would lead to
major problems and it did. While other leaders celebrated
independence he was busy helping masses like me and you.
31.07.2021
Syllables count 16 each line checked at PS
Note: When India gained freedom, due to partition communal riots broke out. Gandhiji toured the nation telling all to stop fighting. When he was asked to join Independence day celebration, he replied how can I celebrate when many of my brothers and sisters are suffering. I find no reason to be happy. -- Source Google
Millions came like moths
from the cities and slums, and
the countryside and hillsides ,
enchanted by his bright light.
He led an army without arms
in the war against an empire,
where the sun never set.
His ‘non-violence’ was more
powerful than an artillery.
He taught the hungry how to
spin the threads of hope with
the spinning-wheels. Our
papas and grandpas learned
from him how to sacrifice,
slaying the selfishness.
He polished the dusty pride
and self-respect in Indian minds.
Diverse shades of simplicity were
visible on his half-naked figure.
His vibrant words caused tremor
in a distant continent too.
People adorned their affection
towards him with the adjectives
like ‘Mahatma’ and ‘Bapu’.
Godse pierced the chest of a
nation’s dream – bullets left
behind the heinous ingratitude.
Gandhi journeys through
the generations. Standing on
the pedestals, and hanging
on the nails, he proclaims
the eternal truths.
First published in Inspired By Gandhi (SAMPAD)
Shobana sings at the Mandapam in Chennai ... which I did not see
After all, my pilgrimage was only once, in 2003
He had cut his teeth in 1893 with apartheid & segregation
In Africa, where today it is a fad to find fault that he was but human
"They" expect Gandhi to have been perfect; high-caste he was,
Yet after racism made him "British scum," he said Untouchables are "Harijan' -
The equivalent of Prez. Trump calling "Mexicans" darlings of God & men:
Welcome to politics of 2016, 2017, 2018. Changes in 2019 or 20120?
One week ago, a suicide bomber, a murderer took many lives at the Manchester Arena
The police are hunting down his accomplices to subpoena
It seems that the papers have nothing better to do than to show his face to us every day
Replaying each and every horrific moment to his families and relatives: including his unfallen, his prey
Go on let’s make him famous, some journalists seem to say
These are the images that imprint themselves in the minds of relatives and friends
What kind of a message does this ultimately send?
This story really sucks
News makes big bucks
Who is going undercover to catch these monsters that lurk?
Has the world gone completely berserk?
When it came to the crunch, they caught the evil leaders not so long ago
They knew where and how to overthrow
Those in power know how to catch these wicked murderers if they really want to
Instead, they sit back and hold up their hands up in horror as if to say how can this be true
The reality is who is selling weapons to the enemy
Their identities will surely put them in jeopardy
So until someone commands the word “GO”!
This remains to be one big psycho show!
we come in peace
we are rent to pieces
pieces of beads we offer
pieces of soul we barter
barter is fine with us
barter your beads for our gold
gold is our guide
gold is your god
god we bring to you
god was always there
there is a distant king
there is our king
kings are not for you
you lie and you cheat
you must serve our lord
lord be praised
lord will save you pagans
pagans converted
pagans are our burden
burden to whip
burden and dogs
dogs and Indians not allowed
dogs and pigs
pig's fat in cartridges
pigs are eaten as pork
pork is anathema
pork grease smoothens bullets
bullets will be fired now
bullets fired in revolt
revolt for freedom
revolt against company
company go home
company of east india
india wants freedom
india our crown jewel
jewel you stole
jewel of the east
east rose the sun
east was the strife
strife till 1947
strife suppressed
suppressed no longer now
suppressed struggled for freedom
freedom under gandhi
gandhi and ahimsa
gandhi the mahatma
mahatma and freedom
mahatma and india
india
freedom
Mahatma Gandhi came in Sonia’s dream
And asked her about his cap, specs and staff
That he gave at his death to Congress Team
She replied that the congress shares the half
My son wears cap in public to rebuff
Specs with the Prime Minister Manmohan
Only thing with me is staff to dethrone.
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P.S. :Sonia Gandhi is the President of Congress Party, the ruling party at present.
Presently General Elections are to be held in April’14. Let us wait and see if Sonia retains the staff.
March 11, 2014
Dr.Ram Mehta
Form : Rhyme Royal
Motif : Historical
Third Place Win
Contest: Impress me with short poemsIV by Giorgio V.
(A double Rhyme Royal)
Freedom is not worth the having…if not,
it includes the freedom to make mistakes.
Love the sinner, though not the sinner’s plot.
Give freedom of expression, for soul’s sake,
that persona’s fullness of soul not quake.
In attitudes silence, one finds clear light,
this man’s quest after truth, resounds in spite…
of one’s insistence on not doing right.
Weakness that be unable to forgive,
`Tis an eye for an eye, in righteous sight.
Victory’s violence means hate doth live,
source of war’s scarcity choose not to give.
Victor’s violence, tantamount defeat,
testify depth’s blood on war monger’s feet!
Dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi's
Precept Truths.
In honor of Dr Ram
And Contest: Rhyme Royal
By John Moses Freeman
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