Safe in Swaraj

Praise our Indian psyche,
that uniquely benign conscious!

So simple and earthly it is,
yet sublimely spiritual;
booms in many tongues and colors,
but with one face not destroyable.

It has acquired new knowledge,
gained in material wealth;
only in large scattered pockets,
yet to get more egalitarian.

To that latter object
we all should struggle
and struggle selflessly,
to bring in true Swaraj (freedom),
before losing to terror raj (reign).

In line with our timeless motto,
SARVE JANA SUKHINO BHAVANTU,
(let all living being in the world be happy)
let us be safe and secure
and love our country.

Dear Heart

Dear Heart! Age is the

villain wounding you still; but

spirit left made an

indelible imprint- that

ghostly tears cannot wipe off.

[A Senryu poem (Japanese style) using 5/7/5/7/7 syllables]