Saturday 11 October 2014

And Walking in the Dazzling Sun

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We rarely see the moon

Our eyes are heavy

Even before darkness has set in

What can keep us awake?

Words from his mouth

Alphabets from the pages

Even dark ink

Is our moonlight

Kailash Satyarthy* is our sun

And we love

Walking in the dazzling sun

 

* Kailash Satyarthi is an electrical engineer and an Indian children's rights activist and a Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. He founded the Bachpan Bachao Andolan in 1980 and has acted to protect the rights of more than 83,000 children from 144 countries. Wikipedia


Posted for Grace’s hosting Sunday’s Mini Challenge: Eugenio Montale @ Real Toads

 


I have used the first line of the final stanza of the poem “To Rest In The Shade” by  Eugenio Montale in the title and in the last line of my poem.

16 comments:

  1. Wonderful! I am so happy he won. K.

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  2. What a dazzling title and tribute Kailash work ~ I specially like this:
    Even dark ink
    Is our moonlight

    Thanks for participating with Real Toads Sumana and wishing you happy week ~

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  3. I love the poem as well as learning of this hero. I like the idea of moon using the alphabet in dark ink. Great imagination.

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  4. hopefully we do more than bask in the sun and can reflect a similar attitude and action....

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  5. Your pair of poem to the pair of Nobel prize peace-price winners are great both read apart and together.

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  6. I love your tribute here and encouraging us to bask in the sun...soak in this wonderful person's actions and maybe emulate them.

    Donna@LivingFromHappiness.com

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  7. An amazing tribute...
    And nicely penned...

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  8. Beautiful piece...love the light....the sun and the moon!

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  9. very poetic and sweet dedication to the great man!

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  10. What a wonderful tribute. Simple, direct and heartfelt. Perfect.

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  11. Great people of big heart are really very bright,positive and influential! Your words go from heart....sincere and thankful xx

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  12. This is both a very nice tribute and a social studies lesson for me, as I am not familiar with Kailash Satyarthi. According to the article, he is a great man.

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  13. I enjoy learning about new people...you did so beautifully with your poem, thank you.

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  14. Beautifully crafted. Love the closing line.

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  15. a fitting tribute to an amazing man ~

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