Time Of Peace - 2nd October Poem by Gajanan Mishra

Oh, peace,
And non-violence-
All with war-cry.
But we are not,
With anyone now.
Right?

We observe today,
Bapu*, in your name.
We observe today,
Kaku**, in your name.
Not for fame
But for universal
Brotherhood and truth.

The very survival
Of humanity depends
On your teaching
And practice.
We fear not anybody.

Neighbors, be aware,
We are not cowards.
We can move to any extent
For the motherland.
We are capable of
Bringing the sky
To the earth.
But for peace.

Stay away from cheating,
Dear men, be transparent
And cooperative.
We love life,
We love the earth,
We love the world,
We love all here.


* Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi @ Mahatma Gandhi
** Lal Bahadur Shastri