Former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
The message came I was in shock
So I think were others?
Our Missile Man, our hope of the future
Was deep in sleep forever
Just a few hours back he was hale and sound
His tweets were read by the world around
The IIIM students were thrilled… you see
To be with him in their campus
But what happened so suddenly no one knows
He collapsed on the dais with all within
The doctors around him checked his pace
Dreading the truth, they must face
The afternoon passed the evening drew on
This mighty leader breathed no more
The nation was stunned the news spread around
Our beloved leader was simply gone
He rose from meager holdings
Staunch, honored and undaunted
His dreams to build a new India
On the ‘Wings of Fire’ were true
We bow to the great messiah of the World
And pray to the Almighty…
Not such heroes are always born…
A cherished ‘angel’ is gone.
May his soul rest in peace
May India and the world fulfills
All his unfulfilled dreams
~Shobha Diwakar
Jabalpur, India
Indian Periodical
Indian Periodical
Yes, indeed it’s a very big loss for the entire country. Dr Kalam’s passing away is one of the greatest loss to our country & it shook the very ground we stood on like an earthquake. No words can show his greatness as an ordinary human being and also as a very great scientist, an intellectual. You have presented all this very well in your poem. Yes, let’s pray for his soul to rest in peace.
A very befitting Homage to Dr.Kalam who was an epitome of a true Leader, a patriot, scientist agreat humanitarian. He has been aptly called a Great of the World whose death has created a Void which will be hard to fill. Dr kalam well deserves a Grand Salute!.
A very befitting Homage to Dr.kalam who was an epitome of a true Leader, a patriot , scientist , a great humanitarian. He has been aptly described as a Great Messiah of the World whose death has created a Void which will be hard to fill. Dr.Kalam well deserves A Grand Salute!.