Echo Poem by Namita Rani Panda

The bombarding of tankers
echo on the borders
In my heart echo the parting words of my father
"Good bye! See you soon dear! "
He said this wiping my tears.
The heart wrenching sobs of my mom
echo in my heart
that cruelly shatter my world apart
The mournful scenes still parade in my eyes
When the clouds hid the crying face of the sky
The pall bearers carried my father's coffin
draped with the tricolour
The air was echoing the chanting of the Father
Now the borders echo the bombarding of tankers
And in my heart echo the worthy words of my father
" Mother land is above all relation, my son!
Shed each drop of your blood for her protection."
Now I'm a proud soldier of my nation
Fear echoes in their hearts
when they see my devotion
with my never failing gun