Dr John Celes Poems

There's space aplenty on the earth itself,
Unexplored, under-utilized by man;
Why send up rockets into stellar space,
And waste huge sums of hard-earned money then?
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The day I saw you, you seemed different!
-A monument of patience, you stood great;
-A man of wisdom who looked refulgent,
Of stature, I had never seen till date.
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'The lamps are lit,
And you are fit
To serve the sick
And suffering! '
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God's mercy's greater than from human hands;
He shows His mercy on whomev'r He wants;
God hears his servant's prayer, mercy pleas;
The Lord relieves distress through His mercy.
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When things have reached the point of no return;
When life's nadir is reached and you can't climb;
When future looks uncertain gloomy, dark;
When bridge to safety is not tread-worthy;
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I knew a man of eighty years,
Whose many organs were removed,
Replaced by metal parts and gears –
Bio-prostheses, he looked shrewd:
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In space or earth, north, south, east, west,
For every child, breast-milk’s the best!
No formula of milk comes near
the natural human breast-milk dear.
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Be a nurse, take care of sick;
Life is worth more than money;
Show your love and tender care;
What is sweeter than honey?
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Why be the fruitless fig-tree by the way,
When Christ has made me branch of His good vine?
The Lord nourishes me with grace each day;
I’m trimmed to grow with better fruits divine!
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Padma Laureate Dr. Prof. Mayil Vahanan Natarajan, The VII Vice-Chancellor of The Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University

Not all are born to lead others;
Hard toil and pluck scores o'er neighbours;
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