"Salutation to the father of the nation" by Anil Deshapande, Mumbai.
ANIL DESHAPANDE 1965 (Raver)
O, thou, father of the nation,
We owe you salutation.
For each and everything that you did;
For the cause of the nation and freedom's seed;
For the wheel called 'CHARKHA', the steering of 'SWADESHI';
For the drive of 'CHALE JAO', to expel 'VIDESHI';
For the teachings of truth, non-violence and peace;
For the messages of cleanliness & patience against tease.
Guided thou, for listening not, seeing not, speaking not an evil;
Still one of us only, dared you kill.
Gone might be you but not your thoughts;
Forever, they'll inspire, like lustrous spots.
Therefore, O, thou, father of the nation,
We owe you salutation;
With lotuses of hearts of a hundred plus crores;
From the peak of the Himalayas to the ocean's roars;
O, thou father of the nation,
We owe you salutation,
We owe you salutation.
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Submitted by adeshapande on April 23, 2021
Modified by adeshapande on May 10, 2021
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 784 |
Words | 138 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 12, 7 |
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