India’s ‘i’m Anna’ Movement Poem by Dr John Celes

With eagle’s eyes
And staunch a mind
And heart of love
For common man

A Gandhian true
Fast undertook
None could predict
Repercussions.

He donned a cap
And kept vigil
For twelve full days
On mere water.

He scared the rich
Men in power
Who misuse it,
And cheat the poor

He minced no words
spoke out his heart
in plain language
to all Indians.

His wake-up call
was clear and firm
Corruption should
end in India

A Bill must come
In Lok Sabha
To include all
Both high and low

Jan Lokpal Bill –
He authored fast,
And broke his fast
When promise came.

This was Anna,
An Indian,
Whose one good thought,
New Freedom got.

He showed the world
That corruption
Should be contained
For nation’s sake.

His act was brave
And defiant
Till success came
By polity.

This was the start
He aimed for now
Fight will go on
On more issues

Anna was great
His slate was neat
He was simple
And most humble

He shook India
On ruin’s verge;
He convinced crowds
That came to hear.

A new Gandhi
A modern one
Who wars with hearts
That destroy peace

His arrest, fast
None can forget
His stamina
Aided his feat.

‘We need to change
All things around,
And common man
Needs faira share.’

Jan Lokpal Bill
Would do the trick –
The game-changer
That people want.

The Parliament
Saw well his cause,
And passed a good
Resolution.

Anna made it:
His plan had worked;
His fast pulled off
A victory!

His win was great,
Exemplary;
He changed the fate
Of polity!

He moved a sea
Of Indian hearts
Within, abroad,
Uniting all!

Oh, what a way!
Oh, what a win!
Non-violence
Had won most hearts!

“No scams or shams
No shame or blame,
No corruption,
In people’s rule! ”

'Democracy,
If good, will be
The ideal form
Of governance!

Where power comes
From people’s votes
And corruption
In shackles stays!

God bless India
God bless Anna
God bless Lokpal
God bless all men.'


(Dedicated to Anna Hazare and His Team Against Corruption
in India/28-08-11