Leaflets From My Life - The Bird And The Whistle Poem by Geeta Radhakrishna Menon
Leaflets From My Life - The Bird And The Whistle
I have two material objects
That reminds me of my childhood.
A beautifully carved metallic bird, made in India,
And an attractive metallic whistle, made in England.
Both are gifts -
The bird from my mother
And the whistle from my father.
I have treasured and retained them for years now.
The bird constantly reminded me
Of the stories told by my loving mother,
Of a red bird that spoke only the truth.
On the other hand, the whistle was a symbol
Of courage, like my father, who served the Indian Army.
I was taught and encouraged to blow the whistle,
When something is dark and gloomy,
When something is grey and murky.
As a child, very often, I blew the whistle,
Within my family circle, against everyone in the family.
Sometimes, even against my Dad
For drinking an extra peg of brandy.
My siblings disliked me for exposing their pranks
By blowing the whistle so loud. Undeterred,
I continued to whistle whenever there was something wrong.
After many, many years, today at 5 p.m.,
I once again, blew the same whistle, loud and clear,
To stand in unity with the whole of India,
To stand with the people of this world,
As one large human family,
To fight against the dreadful disease -Covid 19,
To eradicate the dangerous Corona Virus
That has threatened and frightened the people world over.
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An excellent act of solidarity has intellegently been connected to the emotional binding of the family. Telling stories through a bird is a literature traditition of Kerala. It is worth remember Ezhuthachhan and his Kilipattu of Adhyatma Ramayanam and the like. Top marks
this virus shows how we are one humanity sharing this world, sharing our vulnerabilities. my daily prayer is that we might share the world's resources so that all of us have enough, enough to be happy and healthy, with love in our lives and hope in our hearts. -glen
A brilliant poem has come out from Janata Curfew in India, as a solidarity to fight the Covid 19 Here you have got a chance to blow whistle standing in unity with the whole of India. However the inscription made by you is so enchanting. Thanks for sharing.
Whistle blowers are generally those who leak out what happened indoors and try to show off how intelligent well informed they only are But you are not one of such traitors you blow your whistle as you warn others the next stp s only to warn them so they should know a drink one too many pop so I whistled
Whistle the warning message to save life save the world save the lives
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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No more charming nor poetical whistle blower Have we here, God bless those that care for others Which the world should deeply cheer. Thank you for this wonderful, inspiring poem! How much good can be gotten from its pleasant lecture. When one sees wrong, not denouncing when you can, makes you an accessory to the harm and to the crime committed.