In the tricolour of the Nation Is borne the strength of a peoples
The sanctity of a saffron spirit Seeking to express the divine within Soliciting care, and depth of experience Protector of a benediction of Heritage divine!
The Purity of white, that sees all! That carries a universe of hues That reflects the purity back From whence it pours, on a land welcoming!
The fecundity of a green, ever fresh In the prolific innovation, In the creative renewal In minds, souls and hearts, ever warm!
On a day such as this When the land rejoices a birth A coming of Age, once more Let me too join, with a flight Of the Tricolour, dreaming dreams For my Land, hoping hopes To ever shine, and be uplifting.
For, as with a Nation, it is A day to celebrate, a treasure A gift, of warmth, of appreciation Of Honour, most high!
And this is in Thanks to the spirit And creativity of Balvinder Singh Who designed and awarded this Beautiful motif; Indebted Sir, and much more than that Glad that in someway one shares A common platform where perspectives Meet, mingle, find acceptance and Grow!
Thank you Sir!
Salutes!
25 January, 2009
*** The Citation
On the eve of the Republic Day of our country, i take this opportunity to present this award to my blogger friends who have made a difference by writing their frank opinions in their blogs as well, as in the comment columns of other blogs. These bloggers have not written any sensational or luscious stories to attract traffic to their blogs, but they have put down in prose as well, as verse, whatever they have felt strongly about, may it be about their personal lives or about a burning issue of the society. The sole purpose of their writing has been to make a difference. I wish that their ideas may fructify and bring a change in the society for better. I salute them all.
Shades of grey? You ask. Puzzled. In askance. You wonder that I like them! I know I don’t Need to explain- But I’d like to share- Maybe, then you’ll see them fair!
The grey in dawn- The beginning of life; That space between the Eyelids and the eye Before they open; The softness of grey clouds- Such a warm and cosy shelter From the blinding sun.
Deeper grey- storm clouds: Harbingers of the elixir of life; Spreading to the grey drops That fill and surge and quench The Earth!
The colour of Grief Which resounds only In a heart that loves; The colour of possibilities Unnamed and innumerable; The hue of ash, That makes a man of a Son And a woman of a Daughter.
It is the grey That defines- In more ways Than I can tell you-
More than all the Whites and Blacks; For it carries Both In generous balance-
Tanka, like Haiku, is again a form of Japanese Lyric Poetry.
[As you know by now, 🙂 ] A Haiku works with 17 syllables arranged in 3 lines of 5/7/5 syllables to each line, and evokes an aspect of nature and the seasons, with the last line holding the punch so to speak.
Tanka on the other hand gives the writer more space to work with – 31 syllables, arranged in 5 lines of 5/7/5/7/7 syllables each. Tanka is an older form of the lyric in Japanese… dating to 13 centuries ago, while Haiku is just about 3 centuries ago..
Tanka was mainly written between lovers, as society had accepted the fact that a man’s dallying with another woman, other than his wife was normal!! After the man departed early in the morning, he would send a Tanka to his lady love with his message of love..
I hope you enjoy these Tanka, and that you will try some of your own!
And, yes, i love to limerick || Have tried to master the trick || Of the a a b b a rhyme || 'Tis a joy truly sublime || When a verse comes out slick and quick!