sillycon wordsmith
A soldier he was Fair and handsome Full of life Caught in crossfire He returned home in an urn Absolutely still Charcoal grey — Written for Allpoetry.com contest based on the prompt “Charcoal grey” that has to be exactly 23 words. Featured image courtesy : http://bit.ly/charcoalgrey295
Have you ever thought that it is a blessing to see the morning sun streaming through the leaves? Have you wondered who had to go into the sunset for ensuring this for us?
Near my house is a park named after Major Sylvester Rakesh Ratnam, a resident of my area who was martyred in Operation Parakram in 2002. When I walk in this small park and see the beautiful shaft of light in the morning, with the bust of his in the centre of park, I can only think of how the young lad walked into the sunset to ensure that we citizens see the daylight. A humble tribute to soldier and his mother as ‘A tribute -“A shaft of light”’