Soldier's Life Poem by Kesav Venkat Easwaran

Soldier's Life



Life is a captive to duty
Bondage to one or more souls
Dear and near love or hate;
Family nation or race…

Born are some to turn captives
To nation’s duty and die;
Sacred and sorrowful are
Soldier’s war widow’s lives…

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COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Samanyan Lakshminarayanan 04 January 2009

i only wish we never had the necessity for a soldier. any amount of tributes would.nt bring him back as a husband or a father-truely sad

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Eric Gibson 01 December 2008

'captives to nation's duty...' I feel grimly connected to that. I've been in a warzone for the past 4 months...I'm starting to think the idea of a soldier who's truly willing to give his life for country and democracy, is a myth...some soothing embellishment we tell shattered, young widows/children. We don't believe. We're hostages of our own decisions.

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Shimon Weinroth 29 November 2008

alas even some children dream of such futures, are we really obliged, you have splendidly presented the problems 10

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Lynda Robson 26 August 2008

However futile we believe war to be there is always disputes going on around the world and soldiers sacrifice so much, and I believe they are unsung heroes, a very profound poem here Ke, 10 for this, Lynda xxx

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Amber Lamb 22 August 2008

On the backs of our soldiers, our nations depend. So much sacrifice..noble pain worth respect and honor.10

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Raj Nandy 29 June 2009

I REALLY WISH THAT WE COULD DO MORE FOR OUR WAR WIDOWS THAN GIVING LIP SERVICE AND POSTHUMOUS DECORATIONS ON REBUBLIC DAYS! 10! -RAJ NANDY

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premji premji 09 March 2009

words capturing the innerdepths of every soldier and family.... please read my poem 'something in common'

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Roshni D'Souza 08 March 2009

How truly spoken......

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Rinzu Susan Rajan 11 January 2009

wow...thats a wonderful dedication...hoping those brave warriors would have read it...! ! ! the fact is u have a poem for every occasion...every reason...every person... and every season... : D

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Tara Chettur 07 January 2009

soldiers 's wives also lead asoldier life basically! 10

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