Satish Hukkeri Poems

Cries Gandhi, the Father of our Nation,
Not Britishers but the menace of corruption,
Has drowsed the fire of my nation,
Alas, is there no one who can fight corruption!
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I am Successful. I have made millions.
But I could not be with my parents when they needed me most.
I am Successful. I have made a plush house.
But I am seldom at home which I like the most.
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I thought I would never be like that,
I mean how could I ever be like that.
I thought I would change things my way,
I mean how could I do things the same way.
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'Your children are not your children.
They are sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.
They come through you but not from you.
And though they are with you yet they belong not to you.
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