Recently read a poem written by me at the world poetry society intercontinental function at hotel Woodland in Chennai. My mentor Dr Daisaku Ikeda was conferred with the title of World Peace Poet by the WPSI. It was a very veryb proud moment for me personally . After ages I took to composing a poem “will time remember you ?”. Reproduced below and hope you like this.

Will time remember you ?

The setting Sun

Leaving behind the last rays of the day

Across the shore temple

One day at Mahabalipuram.

The Chola heritage comes alive

Touching the millennium

Lost into eternity.

Dynasties come and go

Journey continues

Journey of human beings

Innumerable –of many hues and cultures

Mighty and the weak , haves and have nots.

Battle of thoughts

Tien Tai to Tao

Gandhi to Marx

Dance of religious fanatics

Diwali extravaganza

Glamour and glitz of Christmas celebration

Crucified Christ

War bugles of power hungry monarchs

Flags of progress –green, red, saffron, blue

Only to color blind us

Kargil to Jaffna

Marching sound of army boots

Silent cries of humanity

I am running, running , and running

away from

those starving naked skeletons on pavements and slums.

They haunt me!

Sculptors in Mahabalipuram

turning history alive.

Those stone carving sound

Knocks me

Whispers to me,

Are you awake?

Will time remember you ?